Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles wrote a meditation on suffering and redemption — the blind, exiled Oedipus finally finds peace at the moment of death.
“Not to be born is, past all prizing, best; but when a man has seen the light of day, the next best thing by far is to go back where he came from, as q...”
Why It Matters
Sophocles wrote a meditation on suffering and redemption — the blind, exiled Oedipus finally finds peace at the moment of death. It is the quiet counterpart to the shattering drama of Oedipus Rex, and its vision of undeserved suffering transformed by grace influenced Christian theology. The play argues that the worst things that happen to you can become the source of your power.
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Take
Personal reviewGood end to the trilogy, oedipus becomes the good the the prophet . Talks up Athens a tad too much though
Notable Quotes
“I come as one who is sacred, one who is pious, one who brings great good to the people of this land.”