Thursday, October 25, 2012
That Awkward Moment when...
You marry your mom and have kids with her.Yup, hello Oedipus. Congratulations, you have just created one of the most complicated family trees ever. I was talking about it with my group when we realized exactly how confusing it was. While he was her son, he was also her husband and father of some of her children. The kids are normally just his children. However, if you think about it, they're also his half-siblings.Right? Think about it, while he is Jocasta's husband, he is also her son. And those children of his...are also her sons. So therefore, Oedipus and his sons are both sons of Jocasta, making them siblings. However, they're not full siblings since Laios wasn't the father. Therefore, they have to be half-siblings. Anyways, more about Oedipus, he seems to have a little anger issue. He doesn't blow up at people in public, but it's obvious he really loses it when having private meetings. He pretty much accuses his brother-in-law/uncle about Teirasis's words. These are just my observations of Oedipus as person so far. I'm sure new things will arise as I continue reading about his quest to lift the plague of Thebes.
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