Oedipus at Colonus Themes

The whole problem of Oedipus at Colonus is that Oedipus is in Colonus. That is, he’s not at home, which is Thebes. He’s been driven out of his home due to a slight snafu in the killing/marrying...

Where do we begin? In Oedipus at Colonus the main character, Oedipus, has got 99 problems. He’s blind, and what’s worse, he’s blind because he plucked out his own eyes. Ouch. His wife killed...

Oedipus at Colonus is about the last day of Oedipus’ life, and he is one of the few tragic figures of ancient Greek drama to die of old age. He isn’t murdered by any family member and doesn’t...

All of the characters with speaking parts in Oedipus at Colonus are mortals, but that doesn’t stop it from being chock full of the supernatural. From the Furies, the turf bosses of the grove wher...

Oedipus and his daughter, Antigone, are the portrait of people without power. Oedipus used to be the king of Thebes, but he lost all of his power once the tragic sham of his life was revealed. Now...

If you only take away one thing about the myth of Oedipus it should be this: the moral of the story is that you can’t shake fate. And you probably shouldn't try to marry your mom. Oedipus at Colo...

Everywhere that the protagonist of Oedipus at Colonus goes, he’s run out of town. And it’s not just that people are jerks (although some of them are). It’s that people are afraid of breaking...

After Oedipus is kicked off the throne of Thebes, the only relationships he has left are with his family. But family is a complicated issue, given that his crimes against the gods are crimes becaus...