Oedipus the King

Even though Oedipus the King didn’t detail all of Oedipus’ adventures, I thought it was a good book. I think it was smart of Sophocles to pick out the most significant, life altering phase in Oedipus’ life to bring to the stage. I also really respect how Sophocles took the myth of Oedipus and put all of the details of the story into it. I think it’s somewhat amazing how he took something …

…at Delphi more completely, he wouldn’t have rushed into changing his destiny. Maybe Oedipus went looking for his future. In Lucas’ opinion, Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a great play because of how it moves, due to the scenes. The play is dramatic, but to Lucas, not the highest possible. He says it was the first detective thriller in Europe’s history. However, Lucas only liked the admirable play, he didn’t admire it.