Does this play end in total gloom?
What will be an ideal response?
- The ending of the play is extremely moving in its atmosphere of loss and destruction, but the gloom is not quite total, because Oedipus speaks and acts from a depth of humility and compassion that he has not previously displayed. Insofar as there is catharsis here, it resides not only in the idea that the murderer has been outed and the scales of justice have been rebalanced, but also in the sense that deserved suffering and acceptance of responsibility have taught Oedipus a significant lesson in humanity and deepened his moral understanding and sympathy. It is a small victory wrested from a tremendous amount of waste and desolation, but this is, after all, a tragedy.
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