Nothing like hearing you might have slept with your mother can be easily forgotten and set aside so you can continue living as a family with said mother as your wife. As much as they should completely forget such horrible assertions such as “And the woman from whose womb he came, both son and spouse” (Sophocles 17) were made, it would be highly impossible for them to do so. Both are uncertain about such comments and are unwilling to take it as the truth for if they did it would make them endure the sickest of feelings. This great and shameful incest was unknown to them for they had wed and started a family. Hannah said this on Februat 9:01 PM | ReplyĪfter fifteen years of marriage, Jocasta and Oedipus are told of the many prophecies that say they are mother and son. A lie that is left to rest does not sleep, it grows and breeds until it is finally uncovered and appears greater than what it was. If the servant had told Jocasta that Oedipus had slain his father, the former king, then Oedipus would not have married Jocasta, his mother. When Oedipus finally finds out the truth it will be greater and have bigger consequences than when it was first discovered. I believe Oedipus is a divine leader and is only lead astray by those who have hid the truth from him. I disagree, as Thebes has been trouble free for 15 years and only when this hidden truth starts being told do problems start. dianad44 stated that “Oedipus is power hungry and his motives are in the wrong place”. Truth is knowledge and knowledge is power by withholding this knowledge from his king, Tiresias has ultimately made Oedipus less powerful and sentenced him to the fate given by the prophets. Sleeping ills should never let lie as it only increases the severity of the consequences.
The truth will come out one way or another and it is better to come out sooner, so that the responding actions can be thought out reasonably and not done in the hast of the moment. There are no things that are not worth Oedipus and Jocasta knowing because as Tiresias says “Well, it will come, keep silence as I may” (Sophocles 13). The king has a right to know about his past and his parents, as does any other person. All those who know the past of Oedipus should come out and say it because they are only prolonging what is to come. This only intrigues Oedipus to find out what information is being withheld. Jocasta says to Oedipus “Nay, never mind -never remember it- ‘Twas idly spoken!” (Sophocles 38). If knowledge is known then let it be heard by all that it involves. 59 Responses to “Oedipus and Jocasta: Let Sleeping Ills Lie”
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