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#meanwhile a critical choice that Jocasta's actor gets to make is when SHE finds out
poorlittleyaoyao
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You're doomed--may you never fathom who you are!
Oedipus Tyrannus, lines 1167-1173 (tr. Robert Fagles)
#qin su
#jin guangyao
#this play isn't even really about the incest! it's about the nature of fate and the cost of truth!!
#because Oedipus doomed himself years before the play even started by trying to AVOID his fate
#and dooms himself a second time with his well-intended pursuit of the truth because he cannot handle what he learns
#meanwhile a critical choice that Jocasta's actor gets to make is when SHE finds out
#is it somewhat earlier in the play? or is it before the play even begins?
#because she and Oedipus have a good thing going
#given the typical first-marriage age for girls Oedipus and Jocasta likely have the same or LESS of a gap than she did with Laius
#and so you can absolutely play it as her knowing but not wanting to mess things up
#sorry for the tag wall but ppl have such misconceptions about this play I need you to know why it workssss
#thank u for coming to my Oed Talk
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