In the play Oedipus the King, there are human experiences or behaviors that still occur to this day despite the story being from a very long time ago.
Oedipus murdered his father in order to marry his wife. To this day, Incest has been an reoccurring human behavior and it is found in all cultures. Also, society may fear that a son in their family could possibly murder his father in order to marry his wife.
Another timeless issue is that human beings tend to learn from their mistakes, however people act for the right reasons but they may fear that they are doing the wrong thing. This also relates to not having control over our lives in the real world. The fear of being manipulated by something or someone that is bigger and we cannot explain, like Oedipus with the prophets or the gods. To this day, there are people that feel or actually get controlled by their families, and their obligations at jobs. Humans manipulate each other for their own benefit and it will never end.
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Hi Ismael, I like the fact that you mentioned that people learn from there mistakes, and definitely in some situations they do think that they might be doing the wrong the thing even though it is 100% correct.I personally think that this play was written many thousands of year ago but it all of the messages that conveyed back than are still applicable today and the people still do have to face many of the same challanges.