The review of Oedipus Rex

Kenneth Escarria
Drama

Oedipus Rex proves its worth as one of the first plays ever written, and easily shows why its still around in today's modern world. Oedipus,obviously being the main character, strikes my interest because while I do see him as a protagonist, I also see him as his own antagonist. The protagonist side of him is he hero king of Thebes who strives to save his people from the fate that is falling upon them. The antagonist side however is his own quick temper, stubbornness  and pride which proceed to make Oedipus his own worst enemy in his quest to save his people. The pride does not let him believe in his peers, and his quick temper does not let him heed the words of the prophets.

          My favorite thing about this script is the feelings that are conveyed from Oedipus. The feeling of pride that comes from his words when he speaks of saving his people is apparent much like the sorrow that also comes along when he talks about how he feels for his people. The play overall gives off that sorrowful feeling from the very beginning where it is written that people are strewn all over the place dead from disease all the way to the end where Oedipus' wife/mother hangs herself and he himself stabs himself in the eyes and then exiles himself from the kingdom of Thebes. 

      Oedipus Rex overall was a satisfying read with much intrigue and twists in the story that cannot be predicted because of the details that are involved from long before the story even began. The picture above is Oedipus' end result depicted by MBS productions.