Oedipus the King
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Oedipus the King is the first tragic play in Sophocles' classic Oedipus trilogy. The plays tells the story of a man who eventually becomes the King of Thebes while fulfilling an extremely tragic prophecy.
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3 primary booksThe Theban Plays
The Theban Plays is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in -450 with contributions by Sophocles.
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**3.5**** overall I really liked the play but I'm still very uncomfortable about the incest between mother and son. And I also felt like the ending was pretty rushed. I was able to sympathize with Oedipus. It was alright for required reading.
Listened to the audiobook.
Overall it was...strange. There were a couple moments - with Jocasta, I think, that I loved. And the ‘Chorus: Strophe - Antistrophe' stuff sounded unbelievably awesome. All in all though, I just thought it was overly dramatic. Maybe it's supposed to be. Don't know.
