In the film version by Seville, there are professional actors actually playing the roles, the role of Oedipus played by Christopher Plummer in the film where the director seems to try to add more drama by giving the role to Plummer. Conversely, the film version by Seville doesn’t explain these facts since the beginning and gives some clues along the movie which generates more drama and suspense.Ĭharacters and character portrayals The written version translated by Storr define the characters to be played by actors, the characteristics of the characters are basically given by the reader. Plot For this Greek tragedy, the written version translated by Storr shows a written argument that has been used in this essay, which explains the plot since the beginning when Oedipus was born and how the fact of not leaving with his biological parents and him not being aware of that causes the tragedy. The closing scene reveals Jocasta slain by her own hand and Oedipus blinded by his own act and praying for death or exile. Step by step it is brought home to him that he is the man. Oedipus denounces the crime of which he is unaware, and undertakes to track out the criminal. Again, the oracle was consulted and it bade them purge themselves of blood-guiltiness. Children were born to them and Thebes prospered under his rule, but again a grievous plague fell upon the city. So he reigned in the room of Laius, and espoused the widowed queen. Arriving at Thebes he answered the riddle of the Sphinx and the grateful Thebans made their deliverer king. Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father’s house and, in his flight, he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius. Afterwards doubting his parentage he inquired of the Delphic god and heard himself the word declared before to Laius. Polybus being childless adopted the boy, who grew up believing that he was indeed the King’s son.
But a shepherd found the babe and tended him and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King of Corinth. So when in time a son was born the infant’s feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron.
According to Storr (1912) The argument of this play is about the king of Thebas, Laius, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. The script was written by Saville and Michael Luke. To compare and contrast with this version, I choose the movie version of Oedipus the King released in 1967, the name of the film is Oedipus the King and was directed by Phillip Saville, the language in the film is English, and was the first theatrical effort of this director. “Compare and Contrast Written and Movie Version of Oedipus the King”
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