OEDIPUS THE KING OIAINOYE TYPANNOZI Actos famous detnion of tragody be had in tind Sophocet Oedipus av the perfec specimen. Arie {Oe coelvedwagecy as tho “imlation (at ly epre feotation) of a sesin tion of teat Tagxtade in ‘amave fore eabelished wih pocty. la ths acon & Detson ot upright coaracter but dageed bya certain aw [oath for he dovaall The fa the lever for hs de faction ut th ny x that doa te work pe him Spying: a Op hs bey The donna f the House of Ondipas was foretold bj the gods before Osis was bor, butt wes foretold Stcaas an gring to pens sas bot ping Lo ap on because war foceto and i wae going 9 happso. ease Oedipus boing wat he was me pp Ocdipas Tt tru that Osdipas had no iden be ad mrdered tis taber and sarod ig athe, 40 he chnaot be med fo tha, bt blame ie not the question; he que En polation. Knowingly ar unknowingly. bedi tae eed eh Sods belt ssnding Boore humanity ar a fre of fatea plated rons. The god, sway Sut ‘Gaston li llowed into make theft mistake is own overwecoing s-utiioney propelled by he ‘dal Baw (omper, enptlonco’ suspicion of have he ould tit) lows i to take the cond. Bash stop onideniy take to lead! to enlightenment becomes & ‘earer to te diemaning of hit human Tht fiscal and unbalang progctsion towards rin one toe mos power sequences inl erate. The{Gocron aod Bang from ares (where the shepherd {Gem's evince ot por = ns miigacionmroaidtee tetas me i Dionysus in Athens tween and 36. Asso | Gee tot pret of loys nom oy soaed Dae in ‘oly farmbeiher thatthe dees were ron | Secied bythe beaming of Athens dos seule wath Fe. Sint or tat tne fo pays tat meat wth were eI a hata san of len) eis soves «ey hat ene rduon yf ars Fea ara a a ae have Boch) aE DOS, costumes asks aad mane ns ana ee ‘me hie i ate a a prea cord ras wiley fre ihe Cleon shown im Oedipus ats gfe Icon eprehemsles dealing ceasonaby with an voces SSIMRUGEDIPOS Ring of Tbs tonable and itera! Ocdipos Yet cen bere tere se aed Suns of Zeus 1 urea of his ter hypoetey 20d amoral tothe May ae, roth of Jocasta fers wiling to shelter Send the screen OC his beng ni tind th command of the tea and theres thierocasen, wif of Osis Some teen years previo, Odi, hen « Youn un, was tok by the Oracle at Dep that he was de> Teed Wo ita bi ftber aed amy hs moter ‘Sheckeg, fe detcmined never to go back to Cony ‘crete wa nou ap 6) the Hag te ice, hs Ae Goegat gee Mtr ahd mh Bis nana ReAee welt the cy ot Tbe, where *eiatc sl mle ign. Howerer 0 he way, be ‘eel i and an rs caage cher pha any {Si fener sy Ae fie ‘'eteriou joumey and sever feted, abd 4 femal ‘eed be lta tae op he oro one ook ‘RIN The and strangling the batons one BY See's ot bung aie tor tewer er le, Codps Saez tog Spin ows based om ert ie tacos a pala mate Ocps thr Kg eo sateen ek vowed quoc, No one Eoote tot loan Oca Tel tor eod thar te Od os kia oe vond a nr. er Be te be ee te a ‘Rough ey bal sscuted Tete flow Stn yous ot apparent prosperity a shart yresperty oaking 2 | ae a iets Find atthe si fuptlon The pole ne age Thebes struck Hague The people ofthe ety, led by their Hitt, dock nreand the pest and evel Ocdits pow i the pee of fe sed power He Saved e'an save them agai. Here the pay Begs, 1: wldmorning onside te palace of Oedipus, with ‘hele the bacground There ihe sound Of fragt tnd lamentation: at fll of Insaee A proseatos ‘fcr, youth and elders, al hoiding oll ranches ‘eae ta wte woo! are marshled by a prio onto The paince sep and group themselves aro the alae Zeus ilps comes ut of te flue He ils ‘ourus: My chen, scons of the ancient Cadmean hati the messing of this ogling round my fe {his hodig out of eve boughs al wrested ia wos ‘he ety oops wth legac sound __ abd yan wih pals cen hang, Yeu T whom men eat! Golips he Gres [Pe sans she rs] Speak Elder, you ae senior here. Sy wha th plendtg means, ‘ht frightens jou bat you beseech, (ald ooded would Ibe to be uamared by peutonet soa Rul: King Oedip, th sovereign of oa lod, you se bere young and old hatered rot’ the dglings some, esayiog ig, ee fel one mh wt ov (en by age, the Bresbyey of Zeus), 2 lpi sone of youth | inche markeiplac at others too fat Plas double altar, garanded to pray ‘there Ismenartrsthes oracles offre {Ot look upon the city, see the storm That Batre down thi cys prow In waves of bloodTh nn ‘osbir: This quet that throngs you here, poor needy Te Seka! wom rotog wi sf | sei Rigg tee a BIS SS a ‘ouch ced Newham Sete ee heen neo mat Bere asc aes Sme Re Bit, Ret aug oo wie ETE ae eee shee Scene For i ve oot ‘to the place Apcllo haunts at Py And now 1 wonder, Teoust te da Fie time ie up. He docs ot come. He shouldbe hee. ‘Bu when he comer he art he ives ‘batsoever ho sal tt me fom the pod, Jette bk Ti door {um cama raasr Resssuring words indeod! Aud inely, to, Tot look, tyre gnaling that Crean comes” ey a ae = {eRE08 Leo approaching inthe dna} So, go, you best of men lee pour ay. Go, tow on your gua ‘Your olf Sevotion cleat yous ts'Defenir ofthe State You must not et Ton dwn a oe on eh ‘Mond the ty, mmke ee sale i You'hadgond omens once, You di your work. Hs shou » hi Be qual fo your stature nom. It sing of men fs ing you st) Eline no, royal other? then beta inp na and aot «dese Er cork tee om i math ‘ortess ond ballet ae uals hen a ‘iis wong buts waste of men ers Ha opto eh O wea Ap, _ Tis bere cage it Sse por ten ocean ht fk te el ite hk ih ergo shad E> coors We tal now aw mot Tce het ue(Ener cx00n) cnwov: Favorable 4 even say, if al goes web, ut wound wil vento ese. cords: Wich meane? You lave me half in hope, a bare in pai care bo you wast to ear it publi onthe spo ‘or salle go ine’ ‘ocbius Speak ou to al, 1 more for them thas me, ‘hough more my own than my owe 20 canon! Vary well thon Ths f what the god hae si, ‘The Pines Apolo openly enjina on Ue i sever fre the bogy pote Stop Teedng that which fester computes By what purge? How dagnosed? Skeon By banshnent. Or Blood fr blond ‘Te sty frets wih someone's blood, Caesar: Whose! Ie the bappy msn ot aed! ‘hao Lai ste. Him we bi King in days tele you sued. ‘epi So Ive heard. = A man 1 aover sa. azone A mundred man, Amd now eleanly i requted the oe blood of be aman corps Bur where inthe word are they? Ob, where “an one esia to sare the long ost trees of forgotten cae? cqzone “Here” says te pod. “Seck and ou sal ad ‘Gai that ences Which sever was pursued ‘ees: Where dt Later met it otent end? ‘At ore to he felis In foeign pars? Geom He panes » pines be et ad te over to come back again the way he went nti Hecate! No" Shapatoas ad oe ‘crzow Dead All done %0 death but one, who Bed in nd be tonguoted ee oubires Wat pot? Tel Clves breed ees ‘son Brigands, his man ian, attsckod the King: scorns No brigwad would be 80 old, ucla Toloss bought—right here—-bought with bribes son: So me thotght, but with Las gone we were sunk ines and no one tired ros "What miseries coud ever lt jou leave the deat an own of» King? he sang us fe the shadowed ‘pat ‘oepirus: Then T'l go back and drag that shadowed past "o gh r,s te pious pata ad your ty A search that you and T together will pursue. My designs cou nt be sted more to avenge the gn and Tacbes in single blow. but by susel and for ayset or who krows morrow hi sesame mireor ‘may umm his boody hands oo me ‘The enue of Laie therefore ie yO, Soke up, clea, apd be off Take your prayer boughs to. Smron here the cousins of Thebes, 1am reset, and shall not sop Ul with Apelas help ll leed we emerge, force we are st~boyond al purge break this plague [osowres goes ino the palace, followed by cas] muri Cilen, e ‘The king as pledged wal our pleas ‘land we have bsrd Apollo sce, ‘Oly may be bring salvation ins bods od deals deat to all disease,[The ener diperse the rupplints, The cuoRU of Ton elder enters} The tad opens ih hymn Althea Peony ‘ed eating no ax ant) ty ee ete st Goa roves ved i Fda ei hae et he hoe and uncertainty. ‘Then as the elders survey ee suffering of Dy te sed ns of tothe and ta tte at ee se gas el a pty fot Mephesto ne od deen Fo the gokd-sted srine of Win goin ve Hath ait ge My pias wentlouy acted wi ts eageoes, Help Yisiler of Delos! nha fate you wil fashion me 1 am fining with four Speak tom, Oracle, ed everatiogly sprung Prom Hope goldealy. Come! Acenernome 1 {all on you tat, Zoe's daughter, mortal Athena “nen on your inter, sats guardian, ‘Ado tiged round wath prs and AB! And farehooting Phosbus vn thes that are champions eit to delve, spent For if ever the Sire of sinter eared on ou ely, yOu Bet aston away ‘Seiad und be near ot tsey Somortce 1 Sorrows in logon Sorrows none sniper. 9 Zeus, you sovereign of launder, se A docnated city Big Ad dy te dead Alvin ancried fr But eying Matoas and mothers gayay Al every alter paying TN the chiming soy of ies Is pincered by out of te tacen cue! © gulder daupter Of Zeus’ sth your se Smorse It Mate he wide Aree ating Wilh copper ot fever Without cash of ford or sil Wort him back homeward sad eadiong, luge ta down rom oar shores, Jae mpi’ naming ip or the unaut prave Of hing Thrscen sees. Eo, oh, What night has spared us Me dock at beat of day Shier im wt thong Axnsrmarae | Aureate champion Apot 5 Leto og the song ff your arrowa “Sis ont te nbd ee Wie Remi a i ices Courses the Lycean thountaise Andrea © Pcha'baca Me ated smi serai ar arn eon cattes free ma ee omc ie eed ede et i ete tn Th comer png te rinst efi3008 Stal sever from all fellowship of speoch ad shelter, ‘ogpurus: You pray! Then listen Even ctu touch of water, in this realm, ‘iat you pray for you ce have ‘Thnsl out om every hone, femon of these mbes td belp HE your hes ay pla 2 fan sop tbe lagu, 1 pak of coure a tang to the “Gat ssaager tothe ene, Fg too ate your lates citizen Abd helplettetefore fo ack very Tel be te very plete of that pestilence fe brought upon our cy, {3s Apollo's war fem Pythia hs just reveate tom ‘Yes Such analy, ota ls, ‘ta Tof both Fepon andthe murdered man As tothe killer, lip of aloe Slsr pow end me els Panis Send ae, Wherefore, bail callengs tow call down aie tot tie ti you fuebane here ith ths: “ragged oot in detradation oe any san among you Eno Abd iT myself sald prove myself iho ited Lats oof Labdscus? to have im in ty Halo adnate, soe tow comma Thea on mye I cal dowa every cuts Tv us invoked Soh tine even Seo to that every sylable Lys done ory fy th Api or ts an {te wait for @ ep) Why, evea withoat sanction so diving 1 seltincsimiaton keeps i sen, Tow sould you tnt ta you to neglect itiocimiation 2 mone death and aot parse He nse fens mong worse than banishment “ti ending tothe test of nen? Sd he can depart unbarted \Whose very Scepter! holdin my hands aking sarge Bd ty ted of ed aa out cilden even shred with hace of her uw ") ‘had he been blessed with progeny — Pechape one of you is aware (Oh blessed and noe srk down By fact 1s mati as somone fom Such es avear me ti side ul hep rpc oi, sk he wee a Ser a ee | shal not rest unt ve racked the handay i pt La ASC ay {ind wombs that nover owes machines oe A LT own ABB pa eh in hoa ete . Sees Kam ts an a shoo ore of gio chan o aig. King ‘ce te sem rors tine ‘cronus: At least'we can dismiss those other tall old ‘oepieuss: What tales? I must hear them al * Gone How Reve seed Geoghuvetng vegies coon: And he'd be» braten mn inden wh Could wats pus ater all your menses, ‘cpr Mere words wil not say! one whom murder ‘GHOHUS: And yet there's one to meet the challenge Theyre lea holy prop tove Sle iene of seat fat oa cart (he old bn proper rmx is ede by bos) ‘oxpwLs: Come, great mystis,Toesias—ntuive, “date asc of the hese the inte ‘Though you cannot ee it you mst surely feck the overwbelming weight of al thi c's woes ‘You nr our lait se Pont, sod ou bal. [here it omincus pause before rains answers] "RESIS: Oh, what anguish tobe wite where wisdom ig 1 thought 1 knew this weil. What made me come? ‘ons: What makes you come 20 filo soon? emi Pee nd hoe i Bolew ie, beter wn ‘cous: What? Relue o speak? Sha fa and toyal to you cy? Tutsi: Aft far seer ours were only so, should not sy avay ‘geoues:By ale gods o not deny us what you know. ‘We sak you, ll of on bended Keesco cy wd tet Imnesins begin to move off] eco Inde sta vent a 0 0 Sor ye pln ines YS.) Taped yom athe very murder een, Tou seal mone And ou ha your oer Thay you played tht chi part to. {romasas tr Back) full you so Then I shall charge you to nines W D oe yh ey ce oa raced i Bom Fila eve person here ad me sree ote eke in the State you ‘Geom: lsalnee! SK dae yoa thnk you's suf? Art oe Yen sae, Fa rth has made me stone ‘eons Wit ch? Hava Tere from up ranssas No, Learned from you, wbo fre out of focowus Force what? Say it agin, T must have i ‘ones Was it ot stright? You'd bait and goed i | oom: 1 men sense So seat ut ax. | Swami Hayate atae | ois Wind SEEN Sn? Bic ou wil sepet Sas: Salad on mater engi lt | Sasa mtn yo so your mot ea ved |, Rewtmpped open n' oor ed ete tr I week omer: Yo tink yn a go. being eae fo Seto Gated na a soe Seo Ie Bu pot fr you, Yor pad ar iota an nd oad il soc b hued by vey oth 0 quis ou ct fos aghebie ng! Srany nmi ier lg Tita Yous ae Tm ot ts 0 ht te i "or your ‘pst songh, Xv in hs oe tac nes: thar as CREO ho urged hin sold aban apes rsh reo Of Snel pe: Healy Cons re or on wor eat. | Schr wht be ats Cron the loyal Ciesa 0 long fei Schrag scorer, ike this vamper-op of pls, [Sis hawking corer,» genius born bind lh eyes for gan Yen, you Tell me, ‘theo did you ever play the prophet stright?Cray when te ie dog Spin of es sn neg rom Noun. tae, Poe a eek the el gitenahlst orice eos ASST, Tans Lato? gh tae [wtf i pwnd i mais wa you [Thich you plany showed you dd wot have eodding in ele » Icky breeze? ie you play avowed son ‘What ood of somows a you do not dreaas— phat Ete Oediun who stumbled ere withost sin, il pall you down sod lvl ff your pre ‘ould sou ber out by human wi To make i match your siden ‘ud he reste at You ar. (Go'0n then, hun abone everything that 1 Or Cieon sy foe taking ets from bids ‘And Tn e one you waat to rope dow To give yours place by Crean throne ‘ot Bo age be supised i ts pot of ous Noman sive shal = is if so ground away. to brand me asa seapepeat. Cire [opping Jormard treatenngh) Dear gods! turns around and beac you and bin. Mert Titer to tas hing? And wets yout a doing as You set, Lal it dads! Wants to wallow in perdton "Ssh Jou with theless of jour tau Dees got train pani rem ay home ‘rests’ You caled me bere T never would have come. rns Nor thre eer samen ou : known Youd go foaming at the most -IHesAS; A born oof cour (9 you un cronus: Forgive us, Oops, bo his is anger sd yet fo pares jou were bor from, wie [3 spoke in anger iow Abs both Bede the ois ‘aint: Parents? Wat Who war born fom feral? fotonus leader stp forward, holding wp a hand i ‘ain hal we want © know TRESAS [oping ond nara Ths very ay wl fa is bow beat to cary out the go's designs. “an eu ir) Seats iO Dest carr oat sot oO too ‘roms What » tna you ave for aposing ile! es Pegs You ae mess: And you of sue for slg ten! Im aot your servant Noy eve pall enna Go oa! You cllenge there ay stones pon. Se digneve ak ae dows on Creou's myrmidon. ‘esis Oh, st Your lucky sai, You oye 100d to Fra td. you sys you moc a that! mH Fm ad You Ss panty eos: A rin tht saved the Stte. That's good DIS your oa and to ue your howe Saough fot Yeah Jourelf where you se fe has turning his bok] TL ake ny leaves then ee carte Gr bared wie your deat ones dea run Yer, take ht home. Good riddance fol fr bow a moter anda father’ care Fear nothing bu a ausanceheve wil oo day scourge yu wa double thongs ‘done I aa do wilout pd whip you gown eo the tan pists uring sbourface| Ys not be i of we re Wate gt niet mow you bent the do. TNoll'ive spokes what came to sy. | 6s do no frigven me. Theres not? thing Then where sal your yelp of horror at resound, that you can do to ht. ‘Where ound the word at ing,he san you've eed fo al log forthe murder of King Liu, Thal man, Tsay here tanger in our midst, they thought Fim openly diayed a Theban bor, aod sitered by the honor. Bid Insead of seing,begear ell ope hn nay in focien parts, ping ot his way yg, detected ith vor srt of home: fon and husband to hin mother, bea-ial to his father and asin Ponder this aod gp ise ‘Aod nen you thik youve caught mo te ‘hen com an tell me T'm not ft to proper. Innasias late ht oy lead him away, ompares a, Shem stomp into he pa {the ees sured on by the proclamation of oxo, Sete to imagine wie righicous and indignant anda tan whot shall be te feof tee man whowe sin har fphanged Ticbes ao mir, The meter tind ree fate Then they remember the bofing thea of tesa Sind they atch ter beth atthe nate possi that Ostipnahiself sy be ipated (Soph and Ar tsbophe i) sro 1 Show me the man the speaking sone from Delphi a dented ‘Whose hands fcernadine ‘str than orcs tat beat on the wind he ast By he om of Zeus capmioned i hgh an fre “The pack of sure‘oot Fates will track him down AA Voice that conscates from high Pamassan snows ‘espe down lke let ‘Through savage woods and stony cavern. ‘Alone wounded ball he limps, ost and alone, ron te mu ert dat stog and gad around him Sorte “Tersibleguguies tear ead Wouble me: “The wer divining {etamotssent.sanot dey. "ive" oa hopessll od for todsy end Bind for {division betwee the Howe of Laius and Oedipas ‘Yesterday of toda new no, nor kaow of x quarrel (Ora reanon or eenge to challenge ‘The tame of Gedo, ‘Though T seek to avenge the curious death Of the Labdacid ng. Zeus and Apolo a wise abd discern ‘The conditions of man. [But ot among men where i there proot More thn'me,« aan? Yet wim can surpass ‘Wisdom in tao, But aevertsles, Tl aot Be guick to jaige Before the proot, For one CRatlenged him and found hi sound ‘Sits ied of te cy.'So never in my min atleast ‘Shall he be gly of eFime-“To gp oot hang cows ‘beled ty Had and money, fexson emer dau Symany fends sd wal rmmod moseyegs? Kind when you've hed me juga nmin Nos You's to pea tiling. And Pm not hod at heacng one fun so ade wth maleolese cnsene Wel deal a with hat very point ‘kus Tat very pat, wel eave Alone ina youve no tau, oh? cane you realy ik #stabbom midis something to be pow a ‘exon: Good eizens, hurry here foci ity your pretence by 2 monstrous charge iaalen woe by Orcas the ng yee ks in thi rel of our times Gat auy word or act of mine Ara eve ones malice, done to Bar, rrdatier end mye tha lve 80 Wrong Fore not eing elurny at ful eataavopbe ae way om you're not thinking sag {Oyo ad to my ead | oxi And i you real think a brothersinlaw cee ear catioced te aunts made in anger, can get say with murder, youte ot thinking at al cel tered oy mind at cal, [cece A ig thea tlle what Tve dove capone It os ltred han? Sad thst T Mf’ the crime Ive wronged you wits? Sa tea ele of te? |} caps Did yo etd you aot tro ne fo Sed ‘ononus tna aid, We canot fathom why Tr that reverend frouny mouthing ser? Seon er sid wth steady ey, steady mind msc {gid Ad Ul tan by that advie, soning see gaat my nae? J ceo: Then how long st since Laies cgtomus da not know {neon Laie? I don follow the connection fey my eyes aay fom what my sovereiga does [ores Disppearat~ded vas myer apc? Barthel fs comune fom the Bouse hime aaoxe OL calendars long past would tol tat forowos comer raping in) Fee te we at pa then? coxoms: What? You agin? You dare come beck? “ and je a8 wise, jos as honored. ling ths Ye fo pt your foot tsde my door Weeder feleprve | ere Aad you dl pting © vette Nip death? the selfcondemned Heber of thy throne fxs Of cute ve ca fll common, and pth sa net nae, Ba cards ot hncy E Came io ae 5 7 tte aig ser dt sp ered pid ye ink at y © azo. That cangot answer for and shall nat vente eo wer spn woh woah - me emu oct sinking ober, frit nbes 1 ded 1 at be one 1 Bight ‘wnt mndran's game i hs ‘ews You coud answer very welat least pom ‘eta pots 2 IE T know, I won't bold it ‘but if you find me plotting with s forrune-telier, «quo: Wat prompted tm, aly you el So ute tun the god et osc he ba ror Aak awe, oe expect oe ude. si il chy pel The het in neds ine ‘Seowuse Tam. Whiy shoud deny it? ise, at igl dy to a hs cme ‘Who would choote uneasy dreams to don. a crown If power and sovereignty once grasped were grasped 33 ‘Capon: You make no sense. a. parley wi an anarchist [recast hurries in) Shit ial ere ake ic toot ‘here swt teachery steps ia to plot [Most iexp suo tl pert laos cabin Tien wat you way basen? Soest Haase! Ceca beaver nol T'nat you ad iy {287 Yor weet en! Out om his snes TET have browse back is for prophecies sand do not Bopwith Thebes, our ety, in her agones! Gat back noma, ou, and Con, you axa your howe , Stop timing ties iat tragedies. ‘Satomi ste! Oedipus our husband plans to dome deviah harm wit eolee of dooms: Exe om my father lan o death ‘onpires Exact tha, ay wie Te cael rin ver pe. xeow. May {be srcken dead if be gully in te sale part of what you che! scastn: For the fou sakes, te, Ousips. Hist Tmworn by al the gods, front os forme and for sea io in pos, ‘cuonus: Believe her, King, believe, Be wiling to be ene corparus: Hes come to that? My bankhment or death a Semone IE ‘atone: No, by Helion, to, pod of the peal sun Cail'pates ath upon meats, endless Wendt bein my min, {Toe dying land undoes me, Sorrow beaped on sadness Now to see you and him-combin ix madness. ‘eos: Go toa let him go, though {go | bundanty to die, a ot hing foo here and fata ours no isthe ry tat breaks ee Fea thing tats bao (Gtsoe Yes, how Jou bat, even in your yielding! Bt pston spent companion flows Sach men jot Bear the tempers they created nis Get youl gone tent Out of my ht (son eaves, while oxpus contines to stand dere tdsxpointd and shaken) Avosmoris 1 Hons Madam, why doa trod hie away? et ie knw ‘Gone: Hr td tasty words suspicion and dmay ‘cara: rom both?” anne ons: From both Soeasca: What word? {atoms Enough! Enough! The agony O lett sone! Eettsoep wth alts pan, ‘noire Very wel bu understand You're numbed me tothe eat by your demand Avesraom 1 caonts Sire, Te sid moe tna once low enstie we'd he, bat ‘Ast total oo fo abate fom you who st ths foundering’ ship, “Ths feng resi, back on het cose ‘And sow apn cane te ek End of cho osu s0cAs ge lads ox Weel an | OCAST: To the name of ll he gods, my king, inform ‘hatin the world kas worked you to this rage?” = Genius: Willing, ay wiles sore to me tan hese Ks Ceo: be bn payed me feb ‘upon a trackless hillside, lige ye a af 1c the god fase on waking down the tu socasta: You start! What pale memory passes now? Ze ‘casa A litle befre you came to power here the news was made public the tome, foxotrun'O Zeus, wha paying wil You make of me? sate: why, Sods, want hue thug has Lalu elle, hi age? "is bal? 2ocAstA: Tal the fst soft bloom a ver ins hat inform, to ar temored fn yours elf-darmne, 1 thinks us om and sl-doeved senasins Sela) Rng? that lok you pve fehl ‘roius Tam aiald~ afraid the eyelets seer has seen, Tile oe i ae roaasra: Yes? I Wightens me, but a, I ty to tel ‘Stbwos: Did he actout in pe state” ‘vith an ample bodyguard ae kang? sofagexe Five men in all sa one's herald Ap ats ete Hag My if, whore dt you gt tee details rom? “oputsta’ A Servant. "The nly tan wh Bot sway. “mos: es the hoose by chance? ste4sta: No, forthe moment he as back and so joa rigiig in dead Lar’ place, ‘begged mz, pred my hand AF Sead im tothe county, far from Thebes, [Were he could live shepherd We |. pate scat him. Though's sane, thought be'd more thn carged tis recompense F< mus: Cou we hve him here without delay? SS tecsta: Certamly. But what shuld make You tsk? ss There may be things, my wife, tet Tae sid tea fe eavald which makes te wat hi hee. p voehecs: He aba be hore: Bu tell me, my Ling | bay Lt clso know what it unnerves yo So ees Nos al fp ave posed into trois of fear, ey ‘oxoures: Dont sl Not ytMy father as Coicinn, Pots, My mother Dorian, called Msope Meh cae fnew awa ‘Shoup hardy worth te ferment tat pot me in ‘cried in bis cups bawled out Ail tat day Tetra, hardly able fo contain my bur Buon the aon, sesphaway Tent to as ‘ny mother aid my Taher tio were socked at such «random sur ip hve yi sponse Jet The fbn had batched ssruple im my mind that grew SD decpit made se steel smn from bame fo Depa, tothe orale, nd there "Roolaiever hiting hot {came 10 hear sucks me home agen, most ging ‘th some othe tusys be blurted ou Fomnible dagusng tines He ating ih yes Lp spn progeny to make men shud, Inding been my fathers murder 0 ed fom he, Teta ca the fan of Conn sad sch « damned dat. ‘nna Tent, tumbled on the Very spot ‘aber this King You sa) bas met his ead U1 tell the teu wo you, my wile As L reat ts tiple parting of tha Wa, ‘sera and a ma ike you describe ‘te leading groon> the old man urging him iedto fore me ofthe rnd The glow fined fst bow he waits til Fea abreast ‘Then from hi harot cracks dwn oa mg al on my head, 2 double headd cb He ers than paid lori For in toe ‘hi band of mined fled im with stk pd fled him fom te catiotued Uitled im, 1 ket them ll ALTE Laff ht utown man, there’ 26 one i this wort 20 domed There's a ove bors 40 god abhowred ‘mar whoa to one seen or srenges an Jet nto his hous or ven gree ‘has to fore fom homes Ando tut have done ail? Myst to fx damnation oa spel ‘To cnspa dead mac's wife wth filthy ban these nods by mich he fl Not elsboen then? Not roten tothe core? ‘Aroetc wh histo ce, yot Rel cant go home ee my own (Or wil make nly mother wile, my father dead inj far, Poiybs, who seared and pve te if oti bi, mont hay god Never it that day bog date dsoppear from man than see mel so borgared, dyed so deep ins ‘HU Kipg, you tll ws ightening things, but wait Ml ue hed te ine ps Hv boo cpus Yeu all my hope upon t herdaman now ‘nd T aust wait ul! he comes OCA Buk Wwhea be comes, what is ft you want 10 STU et hi i ik acout i yours Tm et soovsra But what wat my soooun? What aid Tsay? frome Why over bands in your exon, fe ssid, ut down the King G1 iLhe wal teep to several I, a Sly one, © Batiftcsaye wat alone maa journeying thea!— the vedic tl too homily tomeCe ESET ey nf ak cpus and s9casra enter the palace] Th es co at ft merely be exresing abril Cte sf nd pty of a Sire sei ee Pesca he epeton ial of On Cee cess tit Impey has shocked he se ashen tf de rope conor Se te dma paces unpacked, thon oobi tit here he mat be weighed in he balance: ae vem ack A choice wil have o be made Thay cal desperately on Ze] (© pay of deed and sweet intent, ‘Eoine mo n Your ace I minir to acant avs Novnther but Olynpus not Fauing geod from tat ‘Greats Goa in them id aver Pie cagondre pow, ey Mistaken and mistimed: ‘Sting pales to dach 2 foot nist Fate's soe, But the te and patie man Heaven nover tig fal SI for one shall never desert, ‘The go! who is our chanpion. ee pac Sar wader fc earth se breathes trop wales thee cease Efi tag of tng yor sn a es semeam ot eo Hidden 7 The ates prophecies are tursed toes Gh fade ty overenc tone 5 hod hon to Apa Scar hurie in fromm the palace with «gal ‘lve bana and Burning coer er hotslocartn: Moo of State, ave anew del: Beata Sede and wih ence my Bands ie car ne so roma aes eon ra 7 ef eps. He ft from sense ta nee pres ote ps halt every om feat Alp advce bankupe ots Ito You, Arama ean Soe -Tehtob may work some mo to ake own. Fa gee dae ta pcs ate “chum be secret oft Sip ssxay by Rie vie socsea 8 sndlg in proer a NISENGER Seo nen Silas re te ied rae Heaven tess er vay and bles Bers eR don ay too be Bisel for 3aHl RY ey a Ona pening peas veg ie (ef ink, Peay iteret One we inc hand ml * please! sasuenosR’ Yes, deed. W's true. On my ie he's dbad bocasra ete ums servant Jocisr: Quick, gf an el our maser ist ‘Busts he man that Oedipas wes terifod to il so ed fod are, hou the Giger pak boa hia, Not em Soa, dares wie ry ave 9 cede um the palace? ca it en 0 i an al yo ar fiom dined sree ant predictions of Apolo! feneu Who ih? Waa tare eae oy Jocasts; Anan ftom Cora come to le you know yout ater i’ ao tore, Old Poiybu ie eke ‘tur What? Let me have it fom your most, goed sassinonn: Why, to give you frst news fst e's gone Be quie moet he's dead Seow Through teeson or dscase? Nesetneek” A ile toch wil Gp he of to esp. ‘enyroe fle died s aural death, then? Poor oid maa! Nesttscen” A natrel deat, by tight of many esr. ‘poids Als my wel So we age done i ling into Pein oroce, hs angled mongeing with bide on Bigh, rick foretlaye, hd tall reaped thet | should kl my father, Hal Hels dena {ny sword sl fe seatbard Wel e's dead, and’ may he rest in peace in Hades ill all owe propheces—worth nothing aow. “isms Worth nothings 1 told you even then Sen bur I war sick with farAllo which has put me ar avd long from Corints, ‘But whats so sweet as looking into parents’ eyes? Cnpirs: Speak out, old man. Inthe mame of heaven MessexoeR: Well, you've fed fom home becattef .. ths? ‘spurs: Yes, the four Apolo may be proven righ NESSEWER And You, because of four parents, ¢ ‘cami? 5, im haunted by that ‘esa, vasstmoese Then, don't you understand, yore wend for nothing ‘epi: Nothing? Hom—whea I om their ro, ‘eons: Word apart He wat sy ater, wasnt be? ‘ospirus: No more nor fess than you? ‘Than’ nothing messes: Exactly so. He never gave you fe, no more ‘an opus Yes, old mas, i cepa Then whatever made btn cll ie son? Sesame ou were if He onc you fom iy ams. ‘Seon A git? Bur be loved meas own, streams: He had no cde of is ow fo lve ‘Sebi And th pif you gave meas I freedom of ought? sessmen: Ditcovered . . . ina woody. del of ‘Gaeron Uocasta moves avay. She has tamed pal) onouvs: On Taeban hill?” What made you wander esscex: On thos il { sed 1 graze ny fa essewcex: And on thet day your savior too, my son ‘epirs: My savor? Was Ta pin when Yu tok me ‘your ams? essmoun: The aakles of your fot cout te! yo that. (epurs: Ab, don't remind ie of that anceat bur! essen fosed te pin that riveted Your fot ebuvs My Irmatk ebd ny brand om babyod!‘spires: Was this my mother's doing or my father's? [bocAsra hides her face her hand] zssenaen: Tha, Ido not know. The man who gave you me could tl compares: What, received at secondhand? Not found by esaroen: Not found by me, but handed over by a et shepherd ‘Ssarworn thin be was known’ st ote of Lal's mea, stessewoen: The same. He wos hema ofthat Rig sensseworn: Your own people could tll you best foeoeus tums te brome] Presa he log a ithe sen him in the felds or heresbouts? : ‘Te tue a come for ull covey Gionv I think he means that herd, si naked fo se bole Socata ore surest judge of that hey ol tan toward cast who sande tansfed) ‘tpt: Come, madam, do you koow the man we ee eg for once befor” Ise the man he means? : rocasta:[wiy} Which man? What matters. io De ‘cans? Why ast Forget i al not worth knowing : ‘epost Forge i al? ett sop ow. Nos ith i my bth luc ny an FPCASA In eae of heaven, done fervour owalittrak Spt ‘Ande See toad np soup ‘aos Oh ome! wat fe ye tat saga ‘he if Ti proved a Tice dencnded ae OCA roms elf before Rom ond chucks his ‘casa: Yet be persuade, please, Do not proceed ‘nour: Persaded from the Gu Purslng Ts, ‘casea: Though 'm pleading fot whats Bet fr ‘poe: Whats bes for me! T'm tired of beara Vat 2OCASA: [ring slowly] God help you, Ondo! Hide Trom'you'nbe you ae ‘eis: Will mone go and fetch the hea ete) et ly to Bar ih cee Thar nothing doc at ean cal you somes et ocaste ues ine the palace] Fe con Ona pie ‘amy palty origin mee iMy-fealty to thet family makes me move was Efi eles forging for the moment r3casea’s ominous loved wntpat te jy of dacoverng who Occrealy in, Ironizly, hey iagine themselves already eae ‘rating hs romarkable or] srmore TE Lam a prophet with sspient 925, {Githaeron you, my mete! manta, Tomorrow before the moon’ fil ise Shall sour cut your name tthe ee and the moter, ‘The father a1 wel ef our Oedipue Then all we meave our dancts around you, “You who have showered our rics erces. ‘yay eat Apolo! May please you, aya) ‘Who was your mothe sont Wash of he dyads Bilan ote mountain hve? Was be you father? Grease Apolo who taunts the seats? (Gr pethape Hennes en th highs of Clee? Ser Boyer go of he pnaces, Gk shone tgp where tides resented wih you by some Felon yim among whom be Requenly frts? {A figure, old and roughly la, seen approa caionus: We kaow him well, {The seep eer, at ese OBOTUS surveys hin nnn te sac ‘epirus: First question then to you, Corina secsexorsc The very tat ‘beprusCome ber, sr, and ook me inthe eyes Tellme srajghc were you ever Laie? ‘teers Yes, a bor and bred, s-never bought. fosprcs: And’ what was your ob? How were you ceployed? ‘smn: Chily 38 shepherd i ‘OrDIrus: A shepherd where? What was your terrain? ‘mma (hedgou) Sometimes the slopes of and sometimes. theseabouts ‘orn Good, tien youve mm Aros thi man before? (The seerseno desperately rie 10 avoid looking at sorpnn: How'd he be thre, si? . What man do you mean, st? foemrus: The man infront of you. Did Jou ever eet im? T coulda sity Daesenanks And no wonder, sie! But etme jog his Ym sre he won't forge the slopes of Cihaeroa Where for tree halfyears we ee neighbors, Be an fe wth tro her vith one! ‘And when at last the winter came, ‘ne bot drove off our Backs, To mr sbeepeotes, be back to Las olds ‘Aral right or sm I rong” ‘Steam: (ules Ayes you're sight. Bu it was loog ro serseenoen; Now tell me this, Do you recall» cern baby boy you ge me once o bring up 38 my own? such: What're you geting a? What're thete ques sama: Not to remember,ESSE Git ate Rt Wilh 1 done [oromus rae a tveaenng and} sei By all the gc, St, don't burt « poor old nots: Her, someone tnt he wets hands bei ms ‘his back. [A eacace ouano spt forward) ‘Steronoe Then. from bain Bouse that’s where Swern: Ob, st Must I bring myself o ay i Sunurex And to hear i Yeu i ust be ak Shueato: Thoy say it wak = actualy hie own But the queen Inde could probly explain, ‘Sebi Sey she gave It yu? ‘Stencrzo is that my le, ‘Sep With wha intention? Sumac To do avay wi ‘epirsn The cts ows mother ‘Saxman, To eeape prophecy too hori ‘eros What kid of prophecy? ‘taro wai th he Kl is aber ‘epurem in heaves name, wht ara you pos him on ale ld eu? sero: Ont pty, si thou fe thane and ar aay orl you ae foc ove he say you a, Make to mistake: ou are doom orb man, oeo1us stares infront of hi, than staggers forward} ep Low Ah ou At a ts ing Ny bint all prone revesled from tote f nove tl Nyelf eotwined with thon I aorer could Abd Ite Bier of thowe I never wou ferns rusher into the palace] (the ters, scing thatthe cause of omar i lot, break Ino a cegperate lament for the scart of all uma Fama so try exemplified now inte fall of the nce SonfetKine} morn 1 b,the generations of man! is fe ant and nothingness. Istoere one one‘Who more than tats of, thinks of, hapines, ‘Whi in the thinking vessbes Your te tex, yours he pe T see in you, Oedips Mare pater of unblessedoes, You mo sie so ig ea tae ee ee Sarangi nse Caught inthe end by Time eat an [A racace omic oie ou from the palace] Cormicta: Listen, lords met honorable of Thebes: “orgst the Hots of Labacas ll Sil sympethy ‘€yon woul top four eae hide Four eves fol braak your hears agaast paling pat Novrereoven Iter, even Pht ould Bah sway, 1 tha, the horors ‘tide nae at we ow ‘will big to ight the perfect ago of slafited pain ‘Guonus! Stop. What we've sett svcady fr unbearabe ‘What forther agony wil you Toad on Ofriceat i te i quetly and you can quecky hear: “sts gone, he queeo {Gion0s: Bead? Poor in! How? ‘trait: She Elod here ‘You cant apprehend, you who were not sere, how herb wa [BuCT was there sod what Fell you no" (oh, the suogges of that lost princes! ‘Te momsat she had buss int the palace, Twoing throsgh the doors deme, the ue forthe brid be planing hee tngere though er aie Thu slaming svat the door behind hes We heather sobbing out Lu” ame (o long dea), rezalig the night his lve had bred his aaderer {And lefts mother making cased culeren with ber son Gansppy bel” she wales. “Twice wicked soil ‘The fate’ secdbod aurtred forthe mother's 00" ‘And then she killed hers. How, I do not know The dal set eeaped our eves {ated now ap te rsng Odi, ‘who broke upor th, stamping Up and dowa nd shouting out "A stespon, ick \Where the brews bride Find me tat double breeding ground where sown the moter, now has sown the fn, Some inst of a demipod ecovere or to i, nol ty ovat by Ab ed on, He 'tmaais hollering through the double doors, resin all ts bois and anges i ‘And there we sew her banging, wisted, tangle, from a ler * = ‘A'sgit Ut tings fom him a maddened ery. ‘He fess te noose and lays the wretched woman down, then Oh hideous sequels om off her dees the gole brooches he was tearing is them up and fam the pls ght Urough his "Weed, wicked ye be pas(Go dat for all ie id to mint you never should have seo, aad bind {o Une lve the eset bas eid foe And as thie ge went up, x0 did his ands to sik bis oom of ht ot ance but sany tes And ll te we is eyeails gushed 1s Sooty dew upon ba bene Bo, not dem no bring droge Epa GF blckcentangtined fun ike al beat down, A Sooped punishment apon a coupled sn ‘Toei happiness of ong ago, re happen torrin death, and shame Coton: Poor mat What sony, Src: He shouts fora the barriers to be nberred ad be taplayed to al of Thebes, his fathers murderer, iik'mother's* no word too ful to sy beng to be Gist ait nt Toe at bome Gusts aad te cuted iy srength is gone. He needs a belping ban, Tis Wound and weaknow more than ean best Bat you wil se. The gates ae opening Looks 1 ph tad teas aif tsthing no [omoiren, blinded, enters and saggers down the pal be pa) sores: Oh, mot inhuman vison ‘aoe of pain outttares and out ‘What posession in fl Aah (What gant of el beyoud all human beawn Of tho pity andthe hore! Teannot okend yet so mich to ask, 1 caunot bok foraluadering, © = cack Tam deere, da ‘hence Bis int vice eo nent? Where, demon, wil you dere me? ‘nore To's doom io wore can speek, no eye cegad bea wan tent eps: Aah a niga it has fen ‘Ramin ack fe ae ‘etic Tse toile pins ‘he potted er of my sinning Gos Soc pest slags a ot srange ‘here a doable somo segues a dub ng Aomsinomee 1 fototus: Ob, you, my fends! Surendra iy iy se Sul saying bythe blndmant oor for ds, your vote i nea ‘That voice fete up my darnes oaus Mat of havoc, how Gonid you hate your sgt 30? What demon to powsested you? Somme epi Fendt war Ap, spit of Apolo. fe made ta vl trot. " Obes pleted my eye, my aes eyes, hy not? ‘Wher ell Uns sweet had parted from iy Va rots: Nothing let to sce, lowe, ‘Ne welome in conshiien. lenis wo are my en “Hany me fom bere Th deep damned and go.dteted manCuonus: A man als, whose anguish ts sft. Heid WR ha we ba neve Bown you hinges OO Ey an tte {End of svophic pater) oszurus Baough ofthis! Enough of your sce! vas goed design Doe' tell me otherwise Dy best dese Afhat kindof eyes should I need fo gare pony tthe’ ace in Hades Those twin vieums ruined by me Tor whom I should be hanged ‘reyes tht could be eyes 1 sa ‘gy chien ast soy No, 2 ht of ai rgoedered from those ois or then eyes to new aga ctadel and tower, rial sted shine Ves ay? Mon cored Le pine of princes bere in Thebes 7 nd gow ps gids and sle-araigned srutfcav-beap of heaven ow doplay ss son of LAS What Ege ft sd ee at hse? Stu be ates of ay areas dum ide oe hy be fa a oh you, Palys snd Con bat fa shin you house arosnd what founess Rpvace of ol st reveled sd om of ‘Aal you theca roads and del concealed, ani you ty Hood wo dia the alc of my fathers fr wha Tid ken ferwarsfcxme ere? ‘You bate of weddiags! Eithaaye breading, ‘eens tom ic very ee “aes ton and hes Soaring a futons Jn monstrous cov Santo what's top unto touch! bad mane dont fer ovo could Dear so etch _ pt Wak ee Ceo ster ober your pens lakes yur pie, Phat leo soceiy and te Eon my pant bbavio’s proved s0 wrong? ss Its ot to scot of scom for past bebavon, edi,rafters ae we dp ed ce pian Ee inte gt of oy oot eta Se ot en erate ten pacer ee Patt ee ee oe oar tt aah geet reagan pata ci pi cer pnt ace nc cnrots So ran the words, bat in these strait Ste TEA lage ti her poor remains still in the house, bite ‘You must oot fal your own with proper sites. eee er fe sea oh dn yn Pegg otrercete conto, acne Mo a ly 1 Be So et my forte flow wher it wi Now for my crea, is of all my son. ‘These you heed not care for, Cea. They are mew sd ty wil aay ads Urettond But my lite gia tat sien pa of orpbans ‘howe plas at ble ever mined blag Se mt moe, swho tw me, dank fom my cup a these Took ale for me, guard them both easow goes fitch oxo" two tte daughters Aefooxt and irs. Meanwhile oxbiros, Mbking fe sll here, continct fo plod) 111 could only ogc them with my ads and weep my tl, good Croom, one ln tine! Just touch tem plese, you generous hearted prince, ad thik them in ny as when fs ceo ening amo and ae by the soa * Wat Tha sobbing? Don't tell ae 1s my two das ying ‘us Cleon pised me and set me oll my heart's deste? i att “isotIt | onered it to stir again your old detght, tenis: God Sess you, Creon, les our path thrcagh ie, scompass you with surer joys than ine But children where, bere te yout Hany Tot these ams thee Sher thee fers Set ack ete ik Foroh, my hive oneal he id ot se, he had no knowing, © Wheat he becom your father in fall vew— He camot ace you now but sill can weep ‘ed ponder aa those ter day to coe,SSS asthe ein as nah oe {tte mons t creo] Listen, Son of Menoecess, ow de mtual pares are no mor they lave ao oer father et but you ‘You must not soe your blond go dow ln beapary, ‘r watch them reaming busSands. ‘you mst not leave then to fate ike mie. Gpen your heare—theyre young pret of eveything ues yu fori (Come ss promise noble pice Your band! [eso gives hl hand} My daring litle ones, if you could only understand, “Patel jou, ob so many things! Le the sie, «simple paver ‘pe in modesty 20 ma yu Ue The happy ie Your fate lot Have Sesto, Fst, wi itera sone Al higs ave their ne ‘ous You now my tem! Caron now them when you el me Spits! Then sead ie far abay from Home feos The gods? They we my enemy ‘oeirvs Ak! Do you mean it?” cioeve Thea eed we of tomes Nesp ade! Bont hem fom me. SEEN Sang be ane at a Seaosel you ol bs bes yur al {ens ote arn who engage oo ‘CREON follows and the doors are clsed. The Gaon ‘atonus: Cine of aur Ancstat Thebes, {Bock on ths Oedipus the mighty and once mostra: ‘tuedtor af te dle, Enid on his pedetal of fame ‘You enw hin Git You saw Hah svept say. Ss being otal ook on tha ast ey Ab cout a0 sa blessed i his ie tl [Re eromed ier bownde onetrack by Tan ei