Oedipus Rex: 2 -- The Character of Oedipus

Members of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of CanadaLesson no. 2 on Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Through the revelation of the character of Oedipus, Bernard Knox is able to present the play as a kind of detective story that deals with the old religion of Greece and the new ideas that were challenging it. Selected scenes from the play show the actions and motives of Oedipus
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Members of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada

Lesson no. 2 on Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Through the revelation of the character of Oedipus, Bernard Knox is able to present the play as a kind of detective story that deals with the old religion of Greece and the new ideas that were challenging it. Selected scenes from the play show the actions and motives of Oedipus

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