Oedipus: I love you best mommy

If Oedipus were really a Rex



Okay, so the title of this post probably was a little low brow, but well--it's funny. I know many of you are having difficulty with Oedipus, most likely due to the fact that there are two versions we are either reading or listening to in class. Understand that this play is ancient, not just old, but a survived text from ancient Greece. I have found an online version of the text just click on the link Oedipus Rex (the play) and you should be able to access it.
I know some of you are stressed, but you are making yourself worry more than necessary. The story or this part of the trilogy is quite easy to understand if you allow yourself to think that it is possible that someone would murder their father and marry their mother. If you need help on the summary of this play click on this link: Oedipus Rex (summary).  I don't want anyone to ever feel that they don't understand what it is that we are reading in class. It is  never my goal to see how many kids fail a test because I didn't explain it well enough or their was too much confusion. If you weren't listening, or you were playing around or just plain a no show for days on end then it's on you. Asking me questions in order to gain a better understanding is something a college thinker would do; asking me questions so you have an answer on your paper is something a freshmen would do.

Take out what is acceptable in society--typically we don't see a whole lot of 'mother loving' happening on the Oedipal level and think like an ancient Greek. Their gods were incestuous, fair weathered in their loyalty to humanity and like to prove just how powerful they really were. Remember, fate vs. free will was something the ancient Greeks dealt with on a daily basis.