Point of View/Characters: From whose point of view is the story told? Does this change? How reliable is the narrative voice? How well does the reader get to know the characters? How credible are they? How are they presented? How does the writer persuade us to like/sympathize with some characters and dislike others?
It is a little ambiguous on whose point of view the story is being told from. While Oedipus is the main character and the conflict revolves around him, the reader hears all sides of the story since all of the characters openly speak their minds. So yes it does change in that the narration is 3rd person and everyone's view is openly expressed. The narrative is reliable in that it always openly expresses a character's emotions. While I am not to far into Oedipus, I feel like you get to know Oedipus very well, you see that he is a fairly oblivious king, but at the same time is dedicated to his city. Seems self-centered about it though, and quickly becomes angered and paranoid. Again, the characters seem very credible as all emotions and thoughts are openly expressed in the dialogue. Oedipus is presented as previously described, Creon is calm and logical, Jocasta has not been around much but she also seems to be calm and logical about situations. Tireseus seems abrasive and somewhat tormented, but knowing his background of never being believed this makes sense. The writer persuades us in the beginning to like Oedipus because he is presented as loyal, but he soon becomes disliked because it is revealed that he is a paranoid, self-centered ruler. The other characters become likeable as they are calm and logical in the face of Oedipus' rage.
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