Oedipus

This city, Thebes, seems to be in a bit of sticky situation like stillborns, a plague.  The priest says the city is dying!  And they have turned to King Oedipus for guidance.  His people called upon him to save them, so i know a heroic journey is about to take place.  After their king was murdered, the city turned chaotic.  Now Oedipus must bring the murder to justice to save his city, and to save himself.  I love the line;  " we will see our triumph--- or our fall. " ( cue dramatic music )   I really enjoyed the part where the prophet and Oedipus are bickering about the prophet telling him who the murderer is.  The prophet says "so, you mock my blindness?  Let me tell you this.  You with your precious eyes, you are blind to the corruption of your life,"  My favorite line for sure!  Oedipus has no idea what he did and who he killed at this point, so he is clueless to why the prophet just won't explain himself.  And then I love how the prophet asks him- I thought you were good with riddles, when Oedipus tells him to quit with the riddles.  Too funny.  Usually when someone doesn't want you to know something they freak out and try to steer you in a different direction; like Jocasta does after hearing the story of Oedipus' beginnings.  I knew something was up when she got very hostile.  Jocasta being Oedipus' mother and lover- sick!  This tragedy is very well written, sometimes I don't understand how people can right this well, unless it's based off of real life.  Oedipus really takes the news hard by gouging his own eyes out with Jocasta's broaches, poor guy.  Anything terrible that could happen to one man has certainly happened to Oedipus. He killed his dad and slept with his mom and is the brother and father of his children.  There are so many ironies in this story when it comes to site.  But not till the end would you connect those to Oedipus.