The
plot of perfectly executes APT: action, place, and time.
The play's action centers entirely on one central issue: Oedipus's life. As the play
unfolds, we learn the full story of Oedipusfrom his birth to the deeds he's done to his fate as
foretold by the gods. Every action that occurs in the play directly relates to Oedipus's story,
creating unwavering unity in focus.
The unity of place is created by setting
the scenes geographically close to each other so that the audience can realistically believe
that all of these events unfold as quickly as they do (tying into the unity of time I'll discuss
next). The play is set in front of and within the palace; with the exception of Iocaste's
suicide and Oedipus's gouging out his eyes, we see everything that occurs.
The unity of time is perfectly executedas the entire play occurs within the timeframe
of a single day. In order for us to learn Oedipus's entire life story within this compressed
time span,places us as witnesses...
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