Oedipus the King Quotes Flashcards
(31 cards)
Such disgrace
“Such disgrace, and you must bear it all! Who will marry you? Not a man on earth. Your doom is clear: you will wither away to nothing, single without a child” - Oedipus to daughters
Stop
“Stop, […] call of your search if you love your own life” - Jocasta
Man of agony
“Man of agony. That is the only name I have for you” - Jocasta
Nothing human
“No skill in the world, nothing human can penetrate the future” - Jocasta
Chance
Chance, chance rules our lives. Not a man on earth can see a day ahead, groping through the dark”
rule in anxiety
“Who in their right mind would rather rule and live in anxiety than sleep in peace” - Creon
Not I
“Not I, only the gods can give you that” - Creon
I don’t know
“I don’t know, and when I don’t know I keep quiet” - Creon
Time alone
“Time alone can bring the just man to light”
Let it burst
“Let it burst, […] I must know my birth”
Hearing horros
“I am on the edge of hearing horrors, but I must hear”
Time
“Time, all seeing Time will drag you into the light”
How terrible
“How terrible, to see the truth when the truth is only pain to him who sees”
scourge
“You are the sourge of your own flesh and blood”
Blind, lost
“Blind, lost in the night, endless night that nursed you”
What will come
“What will come will come, even if I shroud it all in silence”
Racing
‘Racing blind but he cannot outrun the dread voices of Delphi”
the god
“Whatever the god needs and seeks, he will bring to light himself”
Stone blind
“Stone blind, stone deaf senses, eyes blind as stone”
Darkness shrouding
“Darkness shrouding your eyes that can now see the light”
You gave me life
“You gave me life […] and now you bring down night upon my eyes”
All come true
“All come true, all burst to light”
Count
“Count no man happy til he dies, free of pain at last”
The world knows
“The world knows my fame, I am Oedipus”
