Who painted the Oedipus and the Sphinx?

Gustave MoreauOedipus and the Sphinx / ArtistGustave Moreau was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement. Jean Cassou called him “the Symbolist painter par excellence”. Wikipedia

Why does Oedipus blind himself with Jocasta’s brooches?

He blinded himself because he could not bear to witness the destruction of himself and his family; the meaning behind his choice of surgical instrument is based upon punishing himself for setting eyes on his mother’s nakedness during their marriage (the brooches are what mainly kept the gowns on).

What is the relationship between Oedipus and Jocasta?

Jocasta. Oedipus’s wife and mother, and Creon’s sister. Jocasta appears only in the final scenes of Oedipus the King. In her first words, she attempts to make peace between Oedipus and Creon, pleading with Oedipus not to banish Creon.

What does Jocasta’s brooches symbolize?

With the use of the brooches, Oedipus “sees” his fate and acknowledges his avoidance of the truth. The tragic ending shows Oedipus accepting the prophecy he was unable to acknowledge in the past. In other words, the brooches cause the final darkness that was ultimately meant to happen.

Why did Oedipus gouge out his own eyes?

Entering the palace in anguish, Oedipus called on his servants to bring him a sword, that he might slay Jocasta with his own hand. But upon discovering the lifeless queen, Oedipus took her down, and removing the long gold pins from her dress, he has gouged out his own eyes in despair.

What is it called when a son is attracted to his mother?

The Oedipus complex is named for the Greek myth of Oedipus, a Theban king who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Sigmund Freud used the myth as a parallel to his theory that children are attracted to their opposite-sex parent and feel hatred toward their same-sex parent.

How is Jocasta represented in the Oedipus?

At once Oedipus’ mother and his wife, Jocasta represents the most immediate victim of Oedipus’ fate, after the tragic hero himself. In contrast to Oedipus, Jocasta distrusts the oracles and believes that whatever happens will happen by unforeseeable chance.

Did Oedipus know Jocasta was his mother?

Oedipus, unaware that Jocasta is his mother, marries her, and they have four children. After many years, a plague strikes the city, and the oracle proclaims that it will last until the murderer of Laius is discovered. Oedipus diligently begins the search.

What happens to Jocasta at the end of the play?

Jocasta is dead, by suicide. She locked herself in her bedroom, crying for Laius and weeping for her monstrous fate. Oedipus came to the door in a fury, asking for a sword and cursing Jocasta. He finally hurled himself at the bedroom door and burst through it, where he saw Jocasta hanging from a noose.