Mini Dialectic Journal

This old lore I had forgotten else I was not here.In the first scene, we see Teiresias brought in front of Oedipus to talk about the prophecy. He knows the true identity of the King, but feels like it is a burden for him to know it at all. He knows that it wouldnt profit him to know the truth about Oedipus and the prophecy. He regrets being thither, and wished that if he could have just forgotten it, and so he wont have to be in that place. As a prophet, Teiresias felt compelled to ordinate the truth though he knows that it wont get him. He got dragged in the situation thats why its really is burdensome for him.Ode 1 CHORUS Sore perplexed am I by the words of the master seer. Are they true, are they false? I know not and bridle my tongue for fear, Fluttered with vague surmise nor present nor future is clear. brawl of ancient date or in days still near know I none Twixt the Labdacidan house and our ruler, Polybus son. Proof is there none how then can I challenge our Kings good na me, How in a blood-feud join for an untracked deed of shame?In this part, the chorus is somewhat doubting Teiresias and is array with Oedipus. Theyre saying that what the old prophets words were confusing, and because of this ambiguity, there is a hint of doubt in the prophecy. They dare not challenge the rectitude of the good King Oedipus, as there is not a good deal proof in what the prophet is saying. Because of this, none of them really knows what lies ahead in the future.Scene 2 CREON Were not his wits and vision all astray, when upon me he fixed this monstrous charge?When Oedipus and Teiresias argued, it unfolded to the King that someone would dethrone him, and it was Creon. Creon, brazened, stood up to question his Kings assumptions. He reasoned out that the prophet may be out of his mind when he said such things to Oedipus, which he shouldnt believe much of what he says.Ode 2 CHORUS My lot be still to lead The life of innocence and fly Irreverence in word or deed, To n umber still those laws ordained on high Whose birthplace is the bright ethereal sky No mortal birth they own, Olympus their progenitor alone Neer shall they stillness in oblivion cold, The god in them is strong and grows not old.Still, Oedipus is devoid of the truth. He consults the gods, yet none of them seems to hear his woes and prayers. As a King who knows vigor about himself, he feels fear, anger and pity for himself. All he wanted to know was who his true parents are, but how will he now about it, if theres know hope left for him to find the truth.Scene 3 JOCASTA My greetings to thee, stranger thy fair words Deserve a like response. But tell me why Thou comestwhat thy need or what thy news.Jocasta receives a visitor, who came to tell them that Polybus, Oedipus father has died. She thought that because of this, Oedipus was freed of the prophecy, only to find out that Polybus was really not the Kings father. Jocasta thought it was great news at first, only to find out that it would be a nail in the coffin for them. The visitor finally confirm that Polybus and Merope were not Oedipus real parents.Ode 3 CHORUS Child, who bare thee, nymph or goddess? sure thy sure was more than man, Haply the hill-roamer Pan. Of did Loxias beget thee, for he haunts the upland wold Or Cyllenes lord, or Bacchus, dweller on the hilltops cold? Did some Heliconian Oread give him thee, a new-born joy? Nymphs with whom he love to toy?At this part, the chorus questions that the real parents of harming Oedipus, as the King himself doesnt know anything about it. All that has unfolded to him that moment was realizations that he grew up knowing slide fastener about his own self, and as the truths became known, easy he understands that there is a possibility that the prophecy about him has already been fulfilled.Scene 4 OEDIPUS Ah me Ah me All brought to pass, all true O light, may I behold thee nevermore I stand a wretch, in birth, in wedlock cursed, A parricide, incestuously, tr iply cursedThis part is the savage realization that it was really him whos mentioned in the prophecy, as confirmed by the shepherd. He killed his own father, and married his own mother Jocasta. He wasnt able to carry on all the bitter realizations in the end, despite all his greatness as a king. He was still a human being, weak at heart.Ode 4 CHORUS O heavy hand of fate Who now more desolate, Whose tale more sad than thine, whose lot more dire?This is the summary of emotions felt in the story. Oedipus feels nothing but sadness, as his life has been full of lies. As he discovers the truth about himself, he learns that the prophecy has been true. He is the murderer of his father and had an incestuous relationship with his mother. Nothing could be worst that what he experienced.Exodos OEDIPUS Dark, dark The horror of darkness, like a shroud, Wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud. Ah me, ah me What spasms athwart me shoot, What pangs of agonizing memory? afterward knowing the truth bout his life, Oedipus blinded himself, and has exiled himself away from the city. The haunting memory of his past would always be with him, thats why he could not bear live in the light.Works CitedSophocles Oedipus the King. 2000. April 1 2008. .Segal, Charles. Oedipus Tyrannus Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge. 2nd ed. New York Oxford University Publishing, 2001.SparkNotes. Oedipus Plays. 2006. April 1 2008. .. Oedipus the King. 2006. April 1 2008. .