Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

Read the full post at - Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles I picked up Oedipus at Colonus from Standard Ebooks as part of the Theban Trilogy, along with Antigone and Oedipus Rex. Among the three plays, I had actually never heard of Oedipus at Colonus—even though it’s supposedly part of the trilogy. And after reading it, I understand why it’s not as well-known as the other two. Oedipus at Colonus is the middle play chronologically, set between Oedipus Rex (where Oedipus discovers he killed his father and married his mother) and Antigone (where his children deal with the aftermath). It follows the blind, exiled Oedipus as he arrives at Colonus, near Athens, at the end of his life. The play is available for free from Standard Ebooks, along with the rest of the trilogy. What I Liked The characters and setting are interesting. Seeing Oedipus as an old, broken man rather than the proud king adds depth to the character. The mythology and the mechanics of Greek tragedy are still compelling to…