A scene and passage by the chorus that I liked was
“This is a terrible sight for men to see!
I never found a worse!
Poor wretch, what madness came upon you! What evil spirit leaped upon your life
to your ill-luck—a leap beyond man’s strength! Indeed I pity you, but I cannot
look at you, though there’s much I want to ask
and much to learn and much to see.
I shudder at the sight of you” (1488-1497).
I chose this passage because its language and expressions are deep and interesting, and the message behind it is easy to understand. The Chorus cries in agony that Oedipus let his anger take over him and is too terrible for eyes to see, that he has been punished in both body and soul and claimed it would’ve been better death than blindness.
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Lorianny, this was submitted after the closing of the Db. It was posted on Monday of Week 7, and therefore, cannot receive credit.
Hello Lorianny, great post! The language and expressions used in the passage are indeed powerful and evoke a deep sense of pity for Oedipus. It is a poignant reminder of how our actions, driven by our emotions, can lead us down a path of destruction. The Chorus’s words express their empathy for Oedipus’s plight while also conveying their own horror at the tragedy that has unfolded. It is a reminder that we should strive to be in control of our emotions and not let them control us, for the consequences can be disastrous.