Don't worry, I don't care about the story for reasons you may think, and I certainly don't hate the story of Oedipus Rex. Although the reading is kinda keeping it tough to stay awake sometimes. I don't think the story is boring or doesn't deserve the appreciation it has actually gotten. I don't care about Oedipus Rex just because I've heard about it all four years of high school. I read a simpler version of the play when I was a freshamn, and again when I was a sophmore. In Humanities last year, we went over the story again for two classes and the same thing happened for AP Psychology when we studied Freud and the Oedipal Complex. To me, Oedipus Rex is old news. Yes, he has a fatal flaw. True, he kills his father and marries his mother. Okay. Got it. Thanks for telling me again. Perhaps I was horrified to hear this when I was a freshman, but I don't feel like it deserves my attention anymore. I know that we're just starting a drama unit, but why not cover something fresher? I wouldn't dare ask for Shakespeare (I dread the day when that unit is going to hit me in the face), but why not like a modern drama? Well, that may be too dramatic.
So good job, Oedipus. Really, I know everything about your unfortunate situation. But would you mind sharing the spotlight with other dramas that deserve credit?
I feel this. It's a good play, but it would've been cool to read something modern too. I disagree about the Shakespeare thing though, I'm excited to read Hamlet.
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