Two concurrent London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually worked to demonstrate the ...

Teiresias tells Oedipus that Oedipus is the murderer he seeks. That Oedipus killed King Laius and the resulting plague is due to his trangressions. Oedipus does not believe Teiresias and feels ...

By choosing to stay and consult the oracle, Oedipus puts himself and his family on a path to disaster. The answer to all of Thebes’ problems lies in finding the murderer of Laius, Oedipus’s ...

Poor Oedipus leads a life doomed by the Gods. Abandoned to die by his father King Laius of Thebes, in order to thwart a prophecy, Oedipus is found by shepherds and raised by foster-parents ...

Sophocles’ Oedipus the King tragedy is one such case. Oedipus’ father, Laius, visits King Pelops, but he ends up committing a taboo. Doom is cast over him and his descendants. Laius becomes ...

Jocasta has been questioned by Oedipus for details on the death of King Laius. When she asks what burden Oedipus is carrying and to share his information, this is his reply. A curse has taken a ...