Point of view/Characters
the play Oedipus is narrated in 3rd person. This effect puts us in the scene listening to every one's stories and point of views and how they talk indirectly to the audience. As if we were in a circle turning to each character that was going to speak next. Instead of talking to the audience the characters are talking to one another as if the audience isn't even there. This intensifies the conflicts between two characters if they are arguing. Using the tone of the characters voice that is how the tone is portrayed throughout the play. Like when the chorus speaks it flows more and is not so choppy. I prefer 3rd person narration due to the intensity of the conflicts and arguments between two characters, but it all may differentiate between other peoples opinions.
Good journal. When you say third person, do you mean omniscient or limited? You mention that the fact that "not having an audience" intensifies the conflicts between characters. However, doesn't the Chorus act as an outside "audience?" Similarly, wouldn't a first person account of a situation add more intensity than a third person's account, due to the fact that they are in the midst of the whole situation?
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