Journal responce

What I thought about the ending of the story was, “OH WOW”. I thought this because of how Oedipus stabbed his eyes. That was so disturbing, just imagining it. It was sad that Jocasta killed herself too, because of the things she found out. Back when Creon and Oedipus were having their argument in front of the Chorus, the way Creon was most reasonable, most believable and most in control, he should have been the one to be King instead of Oedipus. I also thought the way Creon didn’t seek revenge on Oedipus because of the way he acted but instead, I think Creon took care of Oedipus’ daughters. I think how Oedipus was begging to be banished from Thebes was sort of harsh on himself because I think he went through enough brutality by stabbing his eyes. Over all, the story was very interesting and not as hard as I thought it would be. At the end I felt a bit of pity for Oedipus because of the things he did, like stab his eyes, and made the effort to connect with his city even if he was of higher people (?). Most of the leaders today wouldn’t really do the things Oedipus did even if it was a fiction story.