Oedipus The King Questions

1.) Although Tiresias does not out right accuse Oedipus of killing his father , he heavily implies it through his reluctance to tell Oedipus and his warnings. I think that the realization is neither a defect or stupidity, the drama and mystery had to enfold as if an actual person was finding this out. (it also adds to the tension).

3.) Yes I agree with the interpretation but I do not find him completely blameless (he did kill a man and is prideful). 

5.) I do not think that Jocasta is a flat character, she seems to have a little complexity but could have given more depth. When she tries to persuade Oedipus when he tries to learn about his parents after she realizes it's him shows complexity, perhaps she would have kept it a secret and lived with the knowledge. And when she commits suicide after Oedipus realize who they really are and what they've done shows complexity, she feels great shame that can only be solved in death.

6.) Dramatic irony is knowing something that the characters of a play or novel do not know, like secrets or their fate. Dramatic irony in the play is that Laius tried to get Oedipus killed and inadvertently started the prophecy? Another instance of irony is that Oedipus thinks he's avoided the prophecy, but we the reader knows he hasn't. This makes the play more tragic because we know that for all Oedipus tries to avoid the prophecy he can't escape his fate of doom.

7.) Not having the scenes in the drama makes the reader or audience imagine for themselves how the gruesome scenes played out , so it's an advantage. A disadvantage is that it leaves the audience wanting and does not create a finished affect (in my opinion).

8.) Oedipus states that "Nothing he could see could give him joy" (1425), the gouging of his eyes may be atonement for his sin(he was metaphorically blind and now he is physically blind). His surgical instruments are his own hands and might show his free will, his desire to hurt or punish himself.

9.) I feel pity because Oedipus couldn't escape his harsh fate, and besides his hubris I feel that the end of his life was cruel.

11.) I feel that the gods are cruel and besides saying prophecies have no real or substantial role in the lives of their followers.I think the play shows reverence to the gods because it show cases their power and their affect in human lives.(albeit it is shown to make one fear them that is a sort of reverence. Also, if the gods hadn't said the prophecy to humans and let Laius raise Oedipus properly as his own son would the prophecy even come true?)

12.) To me the play ends in total doom , Oedipus' wife committed suicide, he's maimed himself, and his daughters will never be accepted in society due to the reasons of their birth.