It seems that she realizes the entire truth before everyone else, though Oedipus does suspect himself when he hears Laius' discription and where he died. Jocasta begins to show extreme anxiety and becomes even angry at Oedipus for finishing the discovery. "Stop --in the name of god, if you love your own life, call off this search!" (1163) This illustrates that Jocasta has realized the truth and that Oedipus is doomed to a cursed life of he finds the truth for himself. Though she did not know the entire story for very long, she was the first to place all the pieces together and come to sense with the horrid truth.
She realized that Oedipus was her son before anyone else. She tried to warn Oedipus not to pursue the subject because she realized that the prophecy had come true. "Jocasta turns sharply"(right after line 1144). This line implies that she already knows that the prophecy has come true. She also was trying to tell him to just forget the prophecy. Why would she tell Oedipus this? She would only tell him if she already knew what the prophecy was about.
When Oedipus was telling Jocasta that he wanted to see the Shepard because the Shepard knew his past and who his parents were, then she says "Stop --in the name of god, if you love your own life, call off this search!" (line 1163), because she realized that the shepard use to be an empolyee for Laius.
It seems that she realizes the entire truth before everyone else, though Oedipus does suspect himself when he hears Laius' discription and where he died. Jocasta begins to show extreme anxiety and becomes even angry at Oedipus for finishing the discovery. "Stop --in the name of god, if you love your own life, call off this search!" (1163) This illustrates that Jocasta has realized the truth and that Oedipus is doomed to a cursed life of he finds the truth for himself. Though she did not know the entire story for very long, she was the first to place all the pieces together and come to sense with the horrid truth.
ReplyDeleteShe realized that Oedipus was her son before anyone else. She tried to warn Oedipus not to pursue the subject because she realized that the prophecy had come true. "Jocasta turns sharply"(right after line 1144). This line implies that she already knows that the prophecy has come true. She also was trying to tell him to just forget the prophecy. Why would she tell Oedipus this? She would only tell him if she already knew what the prophecy was about.
ReplyDeleteWhen Oedipus was telling Jocasta that he wanted to see the Shepard because the Shepard knew his past and who his parents were, then she says "Stop --in the name of god, if you love your own life, call off this search!" (line 1163), because she realized that the shepard use to be an empolyee for Laius.
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