Sophocles shows a dramatic play

Recalling what had happened to Oedipus about finding out the he killed his own yield and that he married his own mother and had children with her, Oedipus last realized that the prophecy is true. Before, he ruled the city of Thebes, and because he wants to bring out from the dirty life that he had been through, he poked out his eyes and went away. The apparent movement without de go down is who deserves to get his aegis, what city get out be fortunate and give the prophecy prevail?Sophocles, shows a dramatic play for a tragical death of a hero and his mystical importance to the city of Athens. During the play, Oedipus who was now blind and frail had transformed to a beggar after he exiled himself from the city of Thebes. He was only with his daughter, Antigone, who guides his way. While they stand on the set apart ground, Oedipus remembered the prophecy of Apollo that he pull up stakes come to rest on that ground.By that time, Eteocles, the junior news of Oedipus, had ov erthrown Polynices to rule the city of Thebes. As a little rendering of Polynices, he was the older son of Oedipus and the twin familiar of Eteocles who want to posit with his father for a selfish campaign.He compared himself with his father which he considered as an outcast. Polynices attacked his brother in troops who is now under the rule of Creon, the brother in- truth of Oedipus. There is a prophecy which was known by Creon and Oedispus sons, that the place where Oedipus bole will be buried will bring fortune to the city.Since they already knew about whats going to happen, Polynices as well as Creon firm to go to Oedipus and take him pricker with the aforementioned(prenominal) reason of acquiring him in their custody and bury his frame in their queendom. However, Oedipus swears that he wont give his two sons both support because they had done nonhing to he will never give his support to either of his sons, for they did nothing to embarrass his exile years ago.By t hat time, Oedipus also called King Theseus and he arrived he pitied Oedipus because of the unavoidableness that has happened to him. Oedipus asked Theseus to keep 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 thinking twice, Theseus sure 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 threatened to start war and used the two daughters as hostage, but then the king of Athenian drived Creon off, and soon freed Antigone and Ismene.Soon after Creon left, Polynices appeared, and he asked for his fathers favor to be in his custody. Since Oedipus gained his trust to Theseus he asked him to drive Polynices away, but Polynices wanted to explain his side that he did not condone h is exile and the reason why the men of Thebes turn against him was because of his brother Eteocles.The worst thing that happened to Polynices aside 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 sepulcher after he dies as what the curse of father uttered.Suddenly, Oedipus hears a pixilated 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 hidden part of the grave where he would lay to rest. The on witness to the death of Oedipus was Theseus and before he died, Theseus carried certain rites on the body of Oedipus so he received a divine tax shelter to Athenes.Oedipus told Theseus that he must not reveal the spot where his body was fixed and in order for the city to be safe for the next times to come, he must pass it to his son when he dies and pass it to his son at his own death. When Oedipus final ly died, Theseus took his daughter to their fathers grave.In giving my own see to it about who should really have the chance to be given 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 choose to whom he will give his protection.There are several reasons why his decision was the right thing to do First, when the time that he has aforethought(ip) to exile himself from the city of Thebes, his sons especially Polynices who is the eldest, did not even show any ability to stop his father from exiling himself and wander 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-serving reason, he ignore his fate. He made a vision of invading Thebes and because his father knew his plans, he unfortunately cursed his s on, which had caused his death. The other reason was that during that time, Oedipus already believed in the omen 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 third reason why his body stay in Athens is because, he should quit 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 become blind and soon exiled and finally her wife hangs herself.Several memories which led to his suffering came ultimately from Thebes. And finally, the king of Athenes, Theseus, had shown his humbleness and kindness to Oedipus who asked for his help and gratefully accepted the favor of property him inside the city until he dies, although Oedipus warned him about a poss ible vengeance of the other city.