What happens to Oedipus at the end of the play and is he a more noble or a less noble character at the end?
2007-01-26 05:36:44 · 5 answers · asked by sirspade139 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Oedipus finally realizes he killed his father and married (and had kids w/) his mother. Said wife/mother hangs herself, Oedipus gouges his eyes out and banishes himself. Because this is a fate worse than death in the eyes of the Greeks, he is more noble for doing so and finally setting things right in his kingdom (by leaving it so the plague will end).
2007-01-26 05:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by allieluvsorli 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More noble. At the beginning he was certain of his innocence, he was a bit arrogant, etc.
At the end, he was so shamed that he blinded himself, but at least then he knew and accepted the truth.
2007-01-26 13:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He discovers that he has slain his father and married his mother. He gains self-knowledge, nobility, but at a very heavy price.
2007-01-26 16:55:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to me that if you'd read the play, you'd already know what happens to him...it's hardly a mystery.
2007-01-26 14:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
less
2007-01-26 13:42:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋