Oedipus the King

Oeidipus the King is such an ironic mind twisting play. Sophocles is known for his sophisticated tragedies. Being very unaware of Sophocles works, Oeidipus the King displays a very mere, ironic and tragic story. King Oeidipus is the hero of Thebes from his answering to the riddle of the Sphinx. He now commits that he must save Thebes again by finding the cause of the plague in order to save his people. His heroicy only leads to his fate. They story is built around the notion that plague was caused by the death of the king Laius. Oedipus is in deep search for the killer of the king, but little does he know that he is the murderer. Oedipus is blind and very stubborn into actually beleiving that he is the killer. Tiresius the prophet, and the messenger try to notify Oepidipus that he is the murdere. Tension builds as we reach the end of the play. What was so comical while reading the story was the chorus. Every time the chorus had its part during the story, it made me feel like something was going to be revealed and that something drastic is going to happy. I view the chorus like as the accompanying music in horror flicks.