Of this tragedy, it conveys to teach how to bear and react to suffering, pity and fear.In the story they were experiencing a famine on their vegetation, cattle , women and children. The people of Thebes were very distressed of this time period. With this plague it was only enclosed within this city. This land was led by Oedipus the King. However, with the recent unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19 it was actually a global pandemic. This was controlled by the citizens on controlling this virus. We would refer to the higher up( governors and presidents). It would affect young children or older adults .While the plague of Thebes burned the flesh of the people, Covid would affect the lungs and create severe conditions. Another part of correlation with these two occurrences is the curing aspect. In the city of Thebes, it was mandatory to avenge the death of former king Lauis. Also, help from the Greek god themselves : Zeus (God of Healing), Athena ( Protect Thebes ) . On the other hand, with the recent pandemic of Covid , vaccines were created and prohibitions was instilled such as masks, constant use of sanitizing and regular testing for the virus.
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Ashantay, you make some good comments here, but the prompt for this week asks for a comparison of human behaviors during the two different plagues. This is a personal reflection and requires you to recount some of your personal observations about people’s behaviors during Covid and apply them to the behaviors of the characters in the play.
You’re absolutely right Professor Conway! Examining closely on the social interactions of people during these two impactful occurrences, I realize that emotional trauma had to be a factor! In the city of Thebes, families had to witness their love one experience stillborn.Also the tremendous food shortage that been inflicted in city. It reminded me of the low shortage during Covid that was in various supermarkets, gas stations and etc. People were becoming discouraged by the many people were becoming laid and important business were closing! Many people had to receive government assistance to try to maintain themselves and their family.
Thank you for the followup, Ashantay. Sometimes we turn to our intellectual selves when it’s painful to recall experiences.