Oedipus at Colonus. Sophocles Translated R. C. Jebb Revised Roger Ceragioli Further Revised Gregory Nagy. Oedipus Child of a blind old man, Antigone, to what region have we come, or to what polis of men? Who will entertain the wandering Oedipus today with scanty gifts? Colonus [Kolōnos], 1 who is the rider of chariots
Oedipus at Colonus Homework Help Questions. In Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, is Oedipus a victim or a tragic hero? In some sense, Oedipus might be seen as a victim; although he does not allow
Among Sophocles' most famous plays are Oedipus the King, Antigone, and you guessed it Oedipus at Colonus. We know what you're thinking: This Sophocles dude really had a thing for writing about Oedipus. You're right: These plays all follow the fall of the great king, Oedipus, and later the tragedies that his children suffer.
Read the monologue for the role of Polynices from the script for Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles. Polynices says: Ah me, my sisters, shall I first lament My own afflictions, or my aged sire's,