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Oedipus Trilogy

Oedipus Trilogy

Sophocles

In Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy, Oedipus discovers that he unknowingly murdered his father and wed his mother — and gouges out his own eyes in horror — in Oedipus the King. Cast from the city, Oedipus turns from blind beggar to oracle, foreseeing the deaths of his two sons at each other's hands in Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, the Oedipus Trilogy ends tragically as Oepidus's daughter defies the new ruler of Thebes in order to bury her brother Polynices.

Oedipus the King Play Summary

Oedipus at Colonus Play Summary

Antigone Play Summary

Sophocles Biography

Personal Background

Literary Writing

Honors and Awards

About the Oedipus Trilogy

Historical Background

Greek Theater and Its Development

The Oedipus Myth

Dramatic Irony

Oedipus the King: Summary and Analysis

Lines 1–168

Lines 169–244

Lines 245–526

Lines 527–572

Lines 573–953

Lines 954–996

Lines 997–1194

Lines 1195–1214

Lines 1215–1310

Lines 1311–1350

Lines 1351–1684

Oedipus at Colonus: Summary and Analysis

Lines 1–141

Lines 142–268

Lines 269–576

Lines 577–616

Lines 617–761

Lines 762–817

Lines 818–1192

Lines 1193–1239

Lines 1240–1377

Lines 1378–1410

Lines 1411–1645

Lines 1646–1694

Lines 1695–1765

Lines 1766–1788

Lines 1789–2001

Antigone: Summary and Analysis

Lines 1–116

Lines 117–178

Lines 179–376

Lines 377–416

Lines 417–655

Lines 656–700

Lines 701–878

Lines 879–894

Lines 895–969

Lines 970–1034

Lines 1035–1089

Lines 1090–1237

Lines 1238–1273

Lines 1274–1470

The Oedipus Trilogy: Character List

Oedipus the King

Oedipus at Colonus

Antigone

The Oedipus Trilogy: Character Analysis

Oedipus

Creon

Antigone

Ismene

Polynices

Theseus

Tiresias

Jocasta

Eurydice

The Oedipus Trilogy: Critical Essays

The Power of Fate in the Oedipus Trilogy

Ritual and Transcendence in the Oedipus Trilogy

Study and Homework Help

Full Glossary for The Oedipus Trilogy

Quiz

Essay Questions

Practice Projects

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Take the Quiz Oedipus is the king of which city?
  1. Athens
  2. Thrace
  3. Thebes
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