Moments of Intensity:
In Oedipus the King, as in many other novels, plays, and poems, powerful moments are used to heighten the tension and pull at the reader's emotions. The success of this action is a key component of how the work as a whole is regarded among its' readers. If the points of passion are extraordinarily passionate and also enhance the plot and overall feeling of the story, then the work is usually a success and people enjoy the reading. The success of the intense moments rest mostly on how and why the emotions tug at someone. This is ultimately true in other arts such as film, music, and drama. The "climax" as it were is usually addressed with the most scrutiny and if the creator befouls this portion, then they can kiss success goodbye. As these forms of entertainment are used more and more to make people feel something, it is harder and harder to make this happen.
Oedipus the King is one of those examples of a work that never loses its passion even as it is worn down by time. It never fails to capture the audience and hold its' attention whether in dramatic form or in a book. This very thing happened with me as well. The passion and moments of intensity caught me and kept me reading and even made me impatient at times. Sophocles holds the reader captive by using the rising and falling climax to make the reader hold its' collective breath as all is revealed slowly to Oedipus almost painstakingly slow but relatively fast when thought about in verisimilitude to the actual story. By giving the reader a little extra insight, the rising and falling action tortures the reader by holding all inside until revealed to the protagonist. Sophocles does this very well by using intense language and that rising and falling action to make the reader experience all of the emotions along with Oedipus who is in a nightmare that doesn't seem to end.
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