Oedipus Rex Themes compared to Real Life Issues

Oedipus Themes &

Current Issues

Oedupis Quotes

“…is there a man more agonized?

More wed to pain and frenzy? Not a man on earth,

the joy of your life ground down to nothing

O Oedipus, name for the ages—”

– 1331-1334 (Fagles)

“Man of agony—

that is the only name I have for you,

that, no other—ever, ever, ever!”

– Jocasta, 1176-1179 (Fagles)

By Bobby Angelo

& David Boehm

Kony

Oedipus Quotes

"O riddler of gods will, where are you now?"

"They become too afraid to flee because they've been made to commit atrocities," says Pietro Galli of the Italian charity AVSI. Younger children were the most trigger-happy. "To impress their peers they become very efficient killers."

“The Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony has kidnapped nearly 600 children in the past three years, forcing boys to take "magical potions" and turning girls into sex slaves, the UN has found.”

"You pray to the gods? Let me grant your prayers."

Shinter, Richard. "Invisible Children of Kony." RT.com. Autonomous Nonprofit

Organization, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2012. <http://rt.com/usa/news/invisible-children-kony-joseph-235/>.

The power of religion, although sometimes righteous, can easily become evil with the delusion of man.

The gods play an important role in the story of Oedipus because they decide his fate for him which he carries out unknowingly.

“Ahmed was a vulnerable target–he was broke, unemployed, depressed, and struggling with emotional imbalances. The NYPD was fully aware of Ahmed’s condition, and most likely chose him as a target because of it.”

Oedipus Quote's

“...he has been getting institutionalized since he was 17 years old...”

"It applies, please gods, if you could understand me"

Scofield, John. "Mentally ill man gets 10 years in prison for plotting 'terrorist attack'" RT.com. Autonomous Nonprofit

Organization, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <http://rt.com/usa/news/

handicapped-investigation-nypd-235/>.

"Just send me home. You bear your burdens,

I’ll bear mine. It’s better that way,

please believe me."

If blind authority isn't

questioned, the inalienable

rights of mankind will dissipate.

Oedipus is forced to learn from himself

because of is stubbornness and impulsiveness instead of listen to the gods.

As many as 10,000 listeners tuned in to an online radio station during the weekend as Frank James MacArthur, 47, gave detailed commentary as the Baltimore Police Department attempted to execute an arrest warrant at his home.

“I just got word from my audience that you guys are not letting anybody near my block. So you just got rid of the witnesses,” MacArthur said, according to the Baltimore Sun, who dispatched a reporter to the scene but was unable to come close to the resident surrounded by SWAT. “I’m going to come out and whatever happens, happens. I’m prepared to die.… There are people who responded to me, because they care about me and they want to see justice served, and you’re not letting them get to me. You’re coming up with all sorts of justifications … but it’s just a ruse to get rid of potential witnesses.”

Scofield, John. "Baltimore blogger live broadcasts his standoff with SWAT team" RT.com. Autonomous Nonprofit

Organization, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <http://rt.com/usa/news/

handicapped-investigation-nypd-235/>.