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House of the Dragon's tale of prophecy, dynastic conflict and incest has drawn comparisons to the 2,500-year-old Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex.
“Oedipus Rex” is about as far from a new work as possible, having first been performed around 1,600 years ago.
The narrative of House of the Dragon, which revolves around themes of prophecy, familial strife, and incest, has been likened to the ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, which dates back 2,500 years.
Playwright-director Robert Icke drops the “rex” in Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” because he sets the tragedy in the contemporary world where the title character is running to be prime minister of the U.
The Company Theatre continues its 2023-24 season with the Sophocles' classic OEDIPUS REX, running February 15-25 at the historic Temple Building Theater, 50 Liberty Pole Way, in Rochester.
The actor and author, on board for the company's June 6 performance, believes Oedipus has been unjustly maligned ("very unfair of Freud") and recalls working with Tilda Swinton in college.
Only the insensate among us can dwell on the Book of Job without feeling horror at the suffering this man endured as the result of a divine wager.