Oedipus
from Oedipus Rex
by Sophocles
Monologue Text
Ah my poor children, what you come to seek
Is known already -- not unknown to me.
You are all sick, I know it; and in your sickness
There is not one of you so sick as I.
For in your case his own particular pain
Comes to each singly;…
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Author(s)
Character Name
Oedipus
Source Title
Oedipus Rex
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
Act 1, Scene 1
Setting
Before the Royal Palace at Thebes
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
GREEK
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
20s - LATE
30s - EARLY
30s - LATE
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD AMERICAN
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