Friday, October 15, 2010

How does Oedipus Rex follow the unities ? Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

While the
"Unity of Place" was simply the
necessity of construction for the Greek stage, the
only unity that Aristotle
insisted upon was the "Unity of Action" although he did
state thatmust keep
its action "within one revolution of the sun," implying that
"Unity of Time"
is also a requisite to tragedy.

Unity
of
Place

The action of bycenters
around
Thebes where the city has been beset with plagues, famines, and fire.
As king,   promises
to seek the reason for these punishments; in so doing, he
learns that the gods have reacted
against the murder of their previous king,
Laius. And, tragically, it is revealed that Oedipus
has been the murderer.
Oedipus punishes himself by blinding himself;...



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