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Tag: Oedipus Tyrannus

Oedipus Tyrannus/ Oedipus Rex/ Oedipus the King: Summary & Analysis

Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 by JL Admin

DATE: before 424 – the plague at the start of the play may reflect the plague that struck Athens early in the War (430–425); most scholars argue for 429 or 427–5. COMPETITION: Sophocles’ presentations finished second to Philokles. CHARACTERS: Oedipus, Priest, Kreon, Teiresias, Jokasta, messenger from Corinth, Theban herdsman, Messenger; Antigone, Ismene (silent) CHORUS: elders…

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