Sir Tyrone Guthrie's production of "Oedipus Rex, " the story of a man who unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, presented with the actors in masks as performed in Sophocles' times.
These two plays from Sophocles' Oedipus trilogy follow the story of a noble family catapulted into tragedy and cursed with the stain of incest, murder, and suicide.
Sir Tyrone Guthrie's production of "Oedipus Rex, " the story of a man who unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother, presented with the actors in masks as performed in Sophocles' times.
Presents the poetic script of Sophocles' tragedy depicting the mythological king who is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother. Includes the historical background of Greek myths and legends and provides a synopsis of the story.
