Drama Oedipus the King is an intriguing story of a man solving a riddle to find out the solution was something he wished he never knew. I thought the story was interesting because Oedipus never knew his “real” parents, only the ones who raised him, and I don’t think he ever imagined his queen would be his mother as well. His fate had already been determined by the gods long before he knew any of this, that why he as originally sent away. Everyone has a path in life that’s already been chosen and ultimately fate determines everything. I couldn’t imagine finding all of that out and being able to deal with it. He could have just lived on searching for the killer, but no he had to be persistent and pushy and need to find out right then and right there. The Glass Menagerie can compare to this because the narrator, Tom, is not so much selfish but he thinks of himself a lot, but come on who can blame him with him having to be in charge of everything, and take care of the house and his sister and his mother. I think I might get a tad selfish to if I were the only provider working so hard and getting no appreciation from anyone. All in all I liked both plays, but Oedipus the King was much better than the glass menagerie.
Submitted by Jennifer Morgan
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