Oedipus at Colonus · Chapter
Dramatis Personae explained
This chapter lists the characters of the play, including Oedipus, his daughters Antigone and Ismene, King Theseus of Athens, Creon, Polyneices, a Stranger, a Messenger, and the Chorus, setting the stage for the tragedy at Colonus.
What happens
This chapter lists the characters of the play, including Oedipus, his daughters Antigone and Ismene, King Theseus of Athens, Creon, Polyneices, a Stranger, a Messenger, and the Chorus, setting the stage for the tragedy at Colonus.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Oedipus, once a figure of shame and blindness, is revealed as…
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