Sophocles shows a dramatic play

Rec all tolding what had happened to Oedipus about finding out the he killed his own founder and that he marry his own mother and had children with her, Oedipus finally effected that the prediction is true. Before, he ruled the metropolis of Thebes, and because he complimentss to escape from the dirty life that he had been through, he poked out his look and went away. The question now is who deserves to get his protection, what urban center lead be fortunate and ordain the prophecy prevail?Sophocles, shows a spectacular p typeset for a tragic ending of a hero and his mystical splendor to the metropolis of A then(prenominal)s. During the play, Oedipus who was now blind and faint had transformed to a beggar later he expatriationd himself from the city of Thebes. He was tho with his daughter, Antigone, who guides his way. While they stand on the blessed ground, Oedipus remembered the prophecy of Apollo that he will summate to rest on that ground.By that eon, Eteocles, the younger male child of Oedipus, had overthrown Polynices to rule the city of Thebes. As a little description of Polynices, he was the ripened discussion of Oedipus and the twin fellow of Eteocles who want to reconcile with his sky pilot for a narcissistic condition.He compargond himself with his father which he con situationred as an outcast. Polynices attacked his brother in troops who is now under(a) the rule of Creon, the brother in- law of Oedipus. thither is a prophecy which was known by Creon and Oedispus sons, that the place where Oedipus be will be buried will bring jeopardy to the city.Since they already knew about whats exhalation to happen, Polynices as well as Creon unyielding to go to Oedipus and take him buns with the selfsame(prenominal) reason of getting him in their hold and bury his trunk in their female monarchdom. However, Oedipus swears that he wont snuff it his ii sons any(prenominal) support because they had done zip to he will never hold back his support to either of his sons, for they did nothing to hold his exile years ago.By that time, Oedipus also called index Theseus and he arrived he pitied Oedipus because of the fate that has happened to him. Oedipus asked Theseus to declare him in Athens until the day he dies and at the same time he warned him by doing this favor. Without any hesitations and not intellection twice, Theseus accepted the favor and Oedipus promised him that the city will receive great blessings once his body will be buried in Colonus.Creon wants to seize Oedipus but because he knew that he cant do that, he kidnapped Antigone and Ismene. Theseus promised that he will get oedipis daughters back. Creon imperil to start war and used the cardinal daughters as hostage, but then the mightiness of Athenian twitd Creon off, and soon freed Antigone and Ismene.Soon afterwards Creon left, Polynices appeared, and he asked for his fathers favor to be in his custody. Since Oedipus gained his tr ust to Theseus he asked him to drive Polynices away, but Polynices wanted to explain his side that he did not condone his exile and the reason why the men of Thebes glum against him was because of his brother Eteocles.The worst thing that happened to Polynices out from not winning his father back was the curse that his father gave him (Lines 269-576). Polynices asked his sisters support to give him a good burial after he dies as what the curse of father uttered.Suddenly, Oedipus hears a terrible thunder and declares that the time of his death has come. Oedipus prepared for his death as he led Theseus, Ismene, and Antigone into a inscrutable part of the grave where he would lay to rest. The on witness to the death of Oedipus was Theseus and out front he died, Theseus carried certain rites on the body of Oedipus so he received a divine protection to Athenes.Oedipus told Theseus that he mustiness not reveal the spot where his body was placed and in order for the city to be safe fo r the next contemporaries to come, he must pass it to his son when he dies and pass it to his son at his own death. When Oedipus finally died, Theseus took his daughter to their fathers grave.In cock-a-hoop my own view about who should very have the chance to be apt(p) the protection for either of the two cities, I would say that it should really be Athens. It is because as I am looking in Oedipus perspective he has the will to admit to whom he will give his protection.There are several reasons why his decision was the responsibility thing to do First, when the time that he has planned to exile himself from the city of Thebes, his sons peculiarly Polynices who is the eldest, did not even show any ability to stop his father from exiling himself and cuckold outside the city of Thebes. Greediness has been seen in the character of Polynices as well as with Creon and Eteocles.Polynices had the chance of getting the protection of his fathers corpse however, because of his self-ser ving reason, he disregarded his fate. He made a vision of invading Thebes and because his father knew his plans, he unfortunately cursed his son, which had caused his death. The other reason was that during that time, Oedipus already believed in the prediction of the oracles since his identity has been revealed and the prophecy had come to pass. He remembered that his prophecy was to die in the near the city gate located in Athenes is located.The trey reason why his body ride out in Athens is because, he should issue his bad memories in Thebes, where his prophecy had all started, which all draws back from his fathers oracle, Laius was murdered, Thebes was plagued by Sphinx, Oedipus became the king but then he turned to be the queens own son, famine came, Oedipus receive blinded and soon exiled and finally her married woman hangs herself.Several memories which led to his suffering came ultimately from Thebes. And finally, the king of Athenes, Theseus, had shown his humbleness a nd kindness to Oedipus who asked for his help and appreciatively accepted the favor of keeping him inwardly the city until he dies, although Oedipus warned him about a possible vengeance of the other city.