Oedipus Rex was the first play that was being introduced to us. While reading this play, I had a very hard time in understanding the dialogues as it was written in very high English. Would I interpret the content differently? That was the question that struck most of our minds. I was eager on how would the difference be between my interpretation and my lecturers interpretation.
Oedipus Rex is a story of a king who was born with a curse. In this play, the themes contrast to each other, sight and blindness, wisdom and ignorance.
As I read the play, I had hard time with the language being used. However, after discussing the play in the class, I have a clearer picture of what is the play is all about. At first, I was wondering why was Oedipus so clueless about the killer and why he wanting to kill his own father. There was also a question of why did Oedipus get the idea that Creon is the one who killed King Laios, while Teiresias on the other hand openly blamed Oedipus for the murder.
I would definitely would have interpreted the content differently if it was not being discussed. After the lecture, the knowledge is definitely in my finger tips.
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