Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King
The city and the house
This chapter explores the shifts of focus found in Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus the King. The play starts as a quest to find the root behind the pollution of Thebes, but later shifts to the household of Oedipus himself. The chapter notes that despite the shifts of focus, the religious emphasis of the play remains the same; serving as a guide to demonstrate the mirror image that the pollution of the city reflects upon the pollution of the household.
Keywords: tragedy, Oedipus the King, Oedipus, Thebes, Sophocles
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