The chorus of 'Oedipus Rex' wants the gods to save their city of Thebes from the plague. But they don't want a military solution to the crisis. In fact, they specify that the war god Ares' presence and input are unwelcome. They even go so far as to welcome the wine god Bacchus' getting soldiers too drunk to be able to carry out any military intervention on Ares' behalf.
That they reject it without further evidence is the chorus' view of Teiresias' accusations against Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus praises the wisdom of Apollo the sun god and Zeus the chief god. They mention the lesser wisdom of prophets such as Teiresias. They therefore do not accept Teiresias' charges that Oedipus is the very killer that all Thebes seek and that the gods want punished.
That it is better for him not to be born is the way in which the chorus leader responds to Oedipus' despair in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the leader of the chorus of Theban elders is there for the king. But things may change when gods become angry and kings fall. The leader observes that he wishes that he never had known Oedipus and that Oedipus never had been born.
the Chorus leader
The character of the chorus in 'Oedipus Rex' is supposed to be impartial. Both the chorus and the chorus leader are supposed to inform the other characters, as well as the reading and viewing audience, of necessary background to the story. They're supposed to summarize the course of events fairly, without prejudice, but with respect for the will of the gods and justice for mortals.
the Chorus leader
That it is better for him not to be born is the way in which the chorus leader responds to Oedipus' despair in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the leader of the chorus of Theban elders is there for the king. But things may change when gods become angry and kings fall. The leader observes that he wishes that he never had known Oedipus and that Oedipus never had been born.
That they reject it without further evidence is the chorus' view of Teiresias' accusations against Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus praises the wisdom of Apollo the sun god and Zeus the chief god. They mention the lesser wisdom of prophets such as Teiresias. They therefore do not accept Teiresias' charges that Oedipus is the very killer that all Thebes seek and that the gods want punished.
the Chorus leader
The character of the chorus in 'Oedipus Rex' is supposed to be impartial. Both the chorus and the chorus leader are supposed to inform the other characters, as well as the reading and viewing audience, of necessary background to the story. They're supposed to summarize the course of events fairly, without prejudice, but with respect for the will of the gods and justice for mortals.
the Chorus leader
That he is wise but not a god is what the chorus thinks of Teirsias in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus is as confused as Theban King Oedipus is by Teiresias the blind prophet's accusations. The members do not see anything in Oedipus' personal or professional life to warrant charges of criminal and questionable moral behavior. They suggest that prophets may be skilled but are not as perfect as gods.
Apollo the sun god is the Delian Healer. Such is his description by the chorus. The reference is in the very first ode of 'Oedipus Rex'.
No character in Oedipus Rex challenges the gods with attempted murder. Oedipus unknowingly killed his father and married his mother as it had been predicted in a prophecy.
Yes, the chorus' view of life and the gods differs from that of Jocasta in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus of Theban elders does not question even when the members do not understand the will of the gods and the workings of fate in all human lives. In contrast, Theban Queen Jocasta fights against divine will and prophesied fates that she dislikes. For example, she makes arrangements to sabotage a prophecy that her son will grow up to kill her husband.
That Oedipus is one of the most tragic examples of cruel fate is a reason why the chorus says that no man can be happy until Oedipus dies in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus comments that the gods do not guarantee happy lives to any mortal. The gods never leave the slightest commission or omission of mortals unpunished. For example, disgraced Theban King Oedipus operates under a slew of curses just for being born into the divinely cursed Theban royal household. He will not escape a horrible fate or any divine change for additional suffering until the curse ends with his death.
The mood of the first chorus seems to be one of supplication and entreaty. The chorus wishes the pestilence that ravages Thebes to be ended. The members look to Theban King Oedipus as the problem solver.
It is for the unsolved murder of King Laius that Oedipus blames the chorus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus finds out that he can end the pestilence in Thebes only by identifying and punishing the guilty in King Laius' murder. He looks first to the chorus for clues and information. But he makes it clear that he is cleaning up after them for not getting their jobs done right in the first place.