“CONSIDER THE ROLE OF MINOR CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY. WHAT DO THEY DO TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRAMA?” The drama ‘Oedipus the King’ is a classical tragedy by Sophocles set in the ancient city of Thebes. The characters learn that the city is corrupted by a deadly plague, leading them to remove the same. The play is very ironic as curses called upon the deadly plague falls upon the one who had called them out – …showed first 75 words of 1081 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1081 total…finally realises himself that everyone else was right and then only regrets for it. I really enjoyed the play and believe that the minor characters were the ones who added tension and suspense to the story, as discussed above and what made the reader go on. Also, I found the piecing of the story and the structure of the unravelling of the truth, and how truth backs us itself in the play, magnificent. Word Count:1,077 …