Analysing the Story: Part 3

Third Part of The Story...now the truth in this part of the story is being revealed slowly.... 
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"Jocasta's story doesn't comfort Oedipus. As a child, an old man told Oedipus that he was adopted, and that he would eventually kill his biological father and sleep with his biological mother. Not to mention, Oedipus once killed a man at a crossroads, which sounds a lot like the way Laius died. "

Characters:

(these are the characters that had not yet made their appearances in the first parts of the story)

Messenger - reveals to Oedipus that Polybus and Merope are not his real parents. 

King of Corinth, Polybus - He was the king of Corinth and husband of either Merope or Periboea. He raised Oedipus as his adopted son

Queen Merope - one of the Heliades, daughter of Helios (or his son Clymenus) and Clymene

Shepherd - the shepherd of former king Laius who had given the infant to the shepherd of King polybus out of pity to the infant

Analysis: 

Oedipus also reveals that he killed several men in a small incident at a crossroads. Oops. He hopes to find out from the servant whether the King’s murderers were many or just one man. Oedipus utters the incredibly wise statement, "One man can not be many." Well, now we know why this guy is king. In other words, he’s saying if it was a sole murderer, that will confirm his guilt. (You know, in case the repeated prophecies, overwhelming evidence, and sinking stomach feeling were not enough).

Jocasta reminds Oedipus that even if he did kill Laius, he is not Laius’s son, since their only child was killed.

The Chorus pleads with the gods for mercy.
Jocasta, completely frazzled, makes an offering to the gods and prays for Oedipus to keep his temper and wits.

The Chorus asks a lot of questions, mostly revolving around the one big question of "what is going on?"
Conveniently, a messenger shows up from Corinth and informs Jocasta and Oedipus that Oedipus’s father, the King of Corinth, has died of natural causes. Jocasta interprets the King’s natural death as proof that the prophecy about Oedipus killing his father was false. Phew.

Jocasta pulls an, "I was right and you were wrong," and Oedipus is all, "Yeah, yeah, I know."
Oedipus, however, is still worried about the sleeping with his mother part of the prophecy. Jocasta tells Oedipus that if he just stops thinking about it, it will go away. We wish this still worked today.

The messenger questions Oedipus about the prophecy and his fears. The messenger tells Oedipus that the King of Corinth (Polybus) and his wife, Merope, were not Oedipus’s real parents. Unable to have a child themselves, they adopted Oedipus. Yet another "uh-oh" moment.

Turns out, Oedipus (as an infant) was given to the messenger with his feet pierced and tied. This is apparently why he is named "Oedipus," which means "screwed-up foot" in Greek (roughly speaking).

The messenger got the infant Oedipus from a shepherd who, conveniently, is still alive and within bellowing distance of the rest of our cast

Hope you had fun reading...the next is more intense as we're going near to  the last part of the story!!!