Oedipus

In my drama class we are reading Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. It is quite the interesting story, and piece of artwork in its self. Sophocles was a very religious man, but it does not come out in this piece of work. The story begins with Oedipus, King of Thebes, in disarray because his country is in disaster because of a plague. He sends off Creon, his brother in law to Delphi to talk with Apollo's messenger about what they can do to save Thebes. Creon returns with a riddle that, once figured out, reveals that Oedipus is sleeping with his mother, murdered his father, and the reason that Thebes is in the state that it is in. He is in a state of disbelief at first, so he calls in one of the former kings shepherds that knows of the story of his existence and death. The shepherd indeed revels that he has killed his father, is married to his mother, Jocasta, and is the murderer that must be punished to bring Thebes back from the "dead". Jocasta, after hearing this news, hangs herself because she can not deal with the grief. Oedipus gouges out his eyes after he finds her, because he knows that this is all his fault. Creon takes over as king and banishes Oedipus to the mountain, per his request.
What I thought was interesting in this play was the imagery that Sophocles portrays. He is very descriptive about the characters through the chorus. I liked that as the play played out, I could see it in my mind, as a form of art. It was vivid, nothing to be mistaken or misplaced. I enjoined being swept away in this artistic, yet horrible story about how one cannot ignore the truth or it will terminate you in the end.