Oedipus Rex: Timeless Literature

Timeless Literature Literature is timeless. Literary pieces can relate to everyday living even if they were written long ago. Also, literature contains techniques that were used long ago, and are still studied today. In a play called Oedipus Rex, written many years ago, Sophocles combines important lessons by telling a story of a royal couple, King Laius and Queen Jocasta, who birth a child, and send him to be killed after hearing about a curse that their son will one day kill his father and marry his mother. Their son’s life is saved when a citizen notices the boy and takes him to another royal family. The boy grows up in Corinth, and becomes King Oedipus. After hearing about the curse, Oedipus runs away in fear that the curse might force him to kill his father, and marry his mother. Coincidentally, King Oedipus ends up in Thebes, kills his biological father, and marries his biological mother. The heart wrenching story of a man who denies fate brings each audience together and threads many themes into an award-winning play. Among many reasons Oedipus Rex is an award-winning play, the most important include the comparisons found that are similar to everyday living today, the exploration and studies of profound writing, and expansion on universal themes and ideas. As children, we are all taught by someone to be ourselves. In order to do so, we must find ourselves. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus goes on a journey to make an effort to know the truth about his upbringing and childhood. Very frequently, Oedipus attempts to find himself, but is burdened with the problems of the people of Thebes. Oedipus can be characterized as a determined, considerate, and wise figure in the beginning of the story. As life goes on, we learn more about ourselves and our identity.
In addition to the similarities of life today, Oedipus Rex also uses multiple literary techniques. Some of the writing methods include similes, metaphors, and personification. In novels and