3 Moral Pillars And Oedipus Rex

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3 Moral Pillars and How They Pertain to Oedipus Rex In ancient Greek society, there were three moral pillars that everyone lived by. Family, religion, and state were those three pillars. The three moral pillars were the three elements of ancient Greek society that were held close and cherished by all citizens. The play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles is based in the ancient Greek era and every main character happens to violate these three pillars. In fact, some of them disobey all three of the pillars and in many different ways. These pillars were extremely important in the lives of Greek citizens at that time because they believed that following them would make their lives better while they were living. They also believed the gods would take care of them when they died. Therefore, for every character to violate them so willingly is hard to imagine. They were the moral values in which the entire Greek society was built and supported. Despite the fact that violating moral pillars back then could result in serious consequences, the characters did not seem to keep that in mind because they committed their acts so willingly. I think Sophocles was trying to get the point across that looks can be deceiving. I say this because society at that time was supposedly so pure, and the fact that all these characters violated the moral values in which their society was founded shows that there may be more than meets the eye. The characters that disobey pillars in this play are Oedipus, Laos, Jocasta, the party goer, and the shepherd. This indicates that people at all levels within society were immoral, even royalty. Therefore it is evident that Sophocles was questioning the morality of society as a whole, at all levels. Laos, Jocasta, and Oedipus all disobey the pillar of family. They do so when they attempt to kill baby Oedipus out of fear of their prophecy. Luckily for
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