Oedipus Journal #2

In a moments of intensity in Oedipus characters breakout into long monologues. This is a common feature in both Greek and Shakspearian plays. In Oedipus we find that Oedipus' original claims of innocence are not entirely true and calls into question his reliability as a character. In his long monologue he confesses to his wife that he came upon and killed a group of travelers that may have been his predecessor Laius. This moment is a big step in the plot because it is the first time Oedipus mentions any fault on his part. The long monologue also catches a reader visually as it stands out from the rest of the text.

Oedipus Journal #1

The point of view for Oedipus is third person narrated by the traditional "Greek Chorus". This stays constant throughout the play. The Chorus is put in place to keep the audience informed about the stories progress so they are very reliable. The reader gets to know the characters through their actions. With the part I read there is no insight given about the characters and the reader is expected to make their own conclusions. The character of Oedipus is presended as a strong leader but the way he speaks makes us suspicious of his activities. He seems over eager to find the killer of his predecessor almost as if he is trying to hide something. When the priest is finally convinced to tell who is responsible and points the blame at Oedipus the king is outraged. The writer wants us to distrust Oedipus and side with the wise priest.

Poem XX

When thinking about songs that have the same what as the poem I thought of "When you see my face" by the all American regents. The song focuses on a guy who is trying to get over the loss of a girl. He even contradicts himself like the man in the poem by saying "Truth be told I miss you, but truth be told I'm lying" this show indecision in the person singing the song just like the man in the poem. Both characters deal with the event differently in that in the poem the man feels sad and alone while in the song the man lashes out in anger to cover up his grief. Both these are classic examples of human behavior in this type of situation and make both the poem and the song successful at delivering a message to the listener or reader

Poem XIII

This Poem is about the never ending struggle of love. It begins with a man talking about having sexual relations with a woman but then he shows that despite his best efforts he is unable to express his emotions to her. This leads to him becoming distant from her in both a physical and romantic sense.

The speaker in the poem is a man, I know this because the other person he is in love with is a girl. I can tell by the way he refers to her as a doll that she is obviously female. It could be that the speaker is a girl as well but the idea of ms. Wecker giving is us a poem about lesbians is highly improbable.

This poem was written to show one of the hardest things about love and relationships. The thing is the expression of feelings between two people. If one person it the relationship is unable to express his or her feelings, the relationship is doomed. It also shows that physical relationships with out an emotional connection are also meaningless if the two cannot express feelings to each other.

The poem is written in a way that replaces human emotions with physical things. The begining of the poem starts by having water represent the life of the relationship. As the poem progresses water fades away until he last mentions it by saying, "only a few drops left trembling". This shows that there is little life left in the relationship.