Drama Analysis 407

GROUP

Ahmad Abu Rifai 2211416020

Dinda Anjasmara 2211416027

Arina Swandani 2211416029

Triana Marwati 2211416035

Ma’ruful Hamdan 2211416043

 Table of Stages in Tragedy Drama
Stages Detail of the Play
Anticipation I have sent the son of Menoeceus,
Stage Creon…to learn what deen orword I
might deliver this town.
Dream If indeed thou knowest it not deom
Stage the messangers—sent answer to our
question;
What restlessness of soul, lady, that
tumult of the mind hath just come
upon since I heard thee speak!
Frustration Know that he had received thee as
Stage gift from my hands of yore.
Act … Scene … Explanation
Act 1 Scene [28- Oedipus appeases his people
79] in high self confidence that
he will find out what causes
the plague sent to the
Thebans by sending Creon to
Apollo’s oracle so that he
will know what to do.
Act 1 Scene [297- Knowing the message that
392] the Laius’ murderer should
be banished to heal the town,
Oedipus devotedly takes part
in order to uncover who the
Act 1 Scene[704-
732] murderer is by gathering
information, from Teiresias
to hear about the prophecy,
Jacosta to know about the
issues of how Laius been
killed.
Act 1 Scene Oedipus knows from the
[1017-1032] Herald that he was adopted
child, and that the truth is
getting clearer that he was
not son of Polybus and
Merope. He begins to realize
that he is the Laius’
murderer. This leads
Oedipus to find the Shepherd
in order to listen to his
witnesses.
Nightmare Ill-fated one! Mayst thou never come
Stage to know who thou art!
Oh, oh! All brought to pass—all true!
Tou light, may I now look my last on
thee—I who have been found
accursed in birth, accursed in
wedlock, accursed in the shedding of
blood!
Destruction But the hand that struck the eyes was
or Death none save mine, wretched that I am
Wish Stage
Cast me out of this land with all
speed, to a place where no mortal
shall be found to greet me more.
Act 1 Scene Both Jacosta nd Oedipus are
[1051-1072] in great despair, guilty, and
shame. Jacosta realizes that
Act 2 Scene Oedipus is both her son and
[1175-1212] husband and that she warns
him not to find out about it
for more. No longer after
Jacosta’s leaving, Oedipus is
now at the peak of evidence
to unravel his anxiety all
along, and that he has shared
bed with his father’s wife.
Act 3 Scene Oedipus blinds his eyes after
[1297-1335] he knew that Jacosta hanged
herself, for he lost both wife
Act 3 Scene[ and mother. He thinks that
1432-1465] nothing’s left to see and to
face the world, for the worst
cursed man like him. He then
he asks Creon to send him
away from theThebes where
no one will find him.
 Reading Events

Number Name of What do they Detail of the Play Explanation

Character want?

1 Oedipus Want to knows who In scence 356-373 Oedipus dare

killed Laius Tieresias to speak
again, and he wish
hear better. But
Tieresias said that his
trusth is strenght. In
here Oedipus thinks
that Tieresias want to
overthrow him as the
king.

2 Oedipus The meaning of Oedipus “He says that I Oedipus getting

Creon words stand guilty of the blood of haerth conflict, he
Laius” doesnt understand
about the Creon’s
words. It make him
courious.

In the last scence,

when he find that
Jocasta is dead and he
is the son’s of Jocasta
he blinding his eyes. It
represented to redeem
his fate.

2. Jocasta Prove that Oedipus When Jocasta having Jocasta was confuses
is her son conversation with stranger when she get
conversation with
stranger. It make her
having the big
questions and she
asking to Oedipus.
But in her hearth she
still keep her
 dubtness.

When she find the

truth if Oedipus is her
son. She decided to
ended her live.
 Conflict

Num Characters Type of Detail of the Play Explanation

ber Involved Conflict
(interna
l/extern
al)

1. Oedipus External Page 371 [80-104] Oedipus as a king has the responsibility to

“By banishing a man, get rid of the plague that attacks Thebes.
or by bloodshed in So that, Oedipus sent Creon to Apollo's
quittance of Oracle to find a solution to stop the plague.
bloodshed, since it is
that blood which Creon gave the news that Laius' murderer
brings the tempest on
must be found and Oedipus wants the
our city”
murderer to be brought to justice.
 Complication

Number Conflicts Ways of Conflict Details of the Story Explanation

Developing Developing

1. Oedipus vows to find Oedipus orders a man to Page 373 [128-166] As the king of
out Laius’ murderer. bring Tiresias, a famous Thebes, Oedipus
seer, to the palace. “… For whoever was feels responsible
the slayer of Laius for the plague that
might wish to take has been
vengeance on me spreading widely.
also…. Therefore, in Creon says it’s
doing right to Laius, I due to Laius’ (the
serve myself.” former king)
murderer who
lives in Thebes.

Oedipus vows to
seek him and
bring him to
justice.

He then sends a
man to take the
godlike prophet
named Tiresias to
help him
revealing the
truth.

2. Oedipus doesn’t Tiresias reveals the Page 382 How can someone
believe truth revealed truth that Oedipus is the be accused as a
by Tiresias and even murderer. However, doer—in this
accuses him of Oedipus feels he never case, murderer—
dethroning him. did that so that he when he has no
rejects it. idea about it?

Tiresias reveals
that Oedipus is
the murderer, yet
Oedipus feels he
never killed
Laius.

Hence, Oedipus
rejects everything
spoken by
Tiresias. He says
that Tiresias is not
a true seer and
even accuses him
that Tiresias has
allied with Creon
to dethrone him.
 Climax (How are the conflict(s) resolved?)

Num Conflicts Developed Ways of Conflict Detail of the Play Explanation

ber resolving

1 This is the part when Through his Page 405 to 408 This shows how Oedipus
Oedipus decided to investigation by asking at first determines to find
find and punish the Teiresias, messenger, out the truth for his people
murderer of Laius and herdsman, Oedipus sake. Then, along the way
finds his origin is in finding who the
related to Laius’ murderer is, he also finds
murderer case. out more about his origin.
The more facts about the
murderer revealed the
more it looks like Oedipus
himself. Because of it, he
feels doubtful about
himself and has internal
battle whether or not all of
it is the truth.