Over the past two weeks, my ability to read poetry has improved a little. Poetry is still difficult for me, but when I take my time, I can understand some of the deeper meanings. This can help with reading Oedipus the King because both use hidden messages that require deeper thinking. One poem we read, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, connects to Oedipus the King. In the poem, the speaker stops in the woods but remembers he has things to do and must keep going. This is like Oedipus, who is also on a journey he cannot stop. The speaker in the poem might want to stay, but his duty pushes him forward. Oedipus also has to keep going, even when the truth brings him pain. Both show how fate and duty control people’s lives.
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Mohammed, okay, about five people have tried to draw a connection between Oedipus the King and “Stopping by Wiooids . . .” Does it seem odd that so many people have the same idea? And where do you see Oedipus pausing to think or wonder if he should go on? Many think not stopping to think is one of the King’s flaws.