Costume Design- Oedipus

Tiresias- Gold= because it is viewed as pure, but not like that of white and signifies the purity of the visions of Tiresias and the truth that he brings with him

Oedipus- Dark Purple= because the color of purple is often associated with royalty and nobility and the dark hue to represent him as the curse of his land and his dark deeds

Messenger- Blue= because the color invokes some tranquility, which the character of the messenger does and also blue also signifies the truth, which he also brings with him in the play

Shepard- Yellowish-Green= because the color green gives a feeling of sickness or distrust and the yellow gives it a touch of cautious signals, which the Shepard does portray because he is cautious to reveal the truth of Oedipus

Jocasta- Amber= because it has the colors of red and yellow with red signifying her passion and love with Oedipus prior to finding out who he is and the yellow to signify her later actions to stop Oedipus from finding the truth, by being cautious about who he is and not taking risks

Creon- Dark-Red= because red is mainly used to represent rage and anger, which complements his anger when he was arguing with Oedipus near the start of the play, and dark hue represents how cold he becomes to Oedipus nearing the end of the play when Oedipus requests he be able to stay with his daughters

Sin

Terza Rima appears throughout canto

Dante enters a sub-circle of the fourth. These damned souls are of manipulators, those who controlled others to satiate their sinful desires. In death they are eternally manipulated by the threads of their life, controlled to do the will of the demons that reside there as they had controlled others in life. They who saw no respect in their fellow man are now reduced to nothing doing the tasks of their masters.

Virgil told me to not be entranced
“For these souls are now puppets, for
They in life controlled others without a second glance.”

These souls that moved about abhor
the tasks of their demon lords.
The damned missed the control they used to adore.

Now the condemned manipulated by the hordes
Suffer to do the vilest of chores
Without any sight of rewards.

The souls forced to clean the floors
Of the circle they inhabit

Never able to see the holy shores.

As we traveled we came across an abbot

He told us his sinful tale

“I used my power to control the trade of rabbits

For which I kept the money from the sale

To lead a luxurious and extravagant life,

But now here I lie controlled by demons for eternity to wail”

As we left him I caught sight of a Florentine’s wife

As we approached she began to beckon us over

She told me her story “Please know my story of strife,

In life I was a licentious wife seducing passing rovers

Until my lovers quarreled for my attention.

Soon I was executed on white clovers.”

 We continued in the circle as I slowly felt tension

The circle became more like a puppet stage as we proceeded.

Though because of the demons it gave me a sense of apprehension

But continued on within this circle of puppets unimpeded.

Until I heard voices say “The papacy shall migrate

From its home to lands where its power becomes unneeded,

But shall be followed by a divided papal state.”

 At those words I grieved for the churches crisis

But soon this circle we would vacate.

Interview with Aeneas

The Academy Inquisitor

Question: Aeneas how do you feel about the fall of Troy?
Answer: I feel very aggravated at the loss of Troy, but it probably was fate for it to fall since I never would have been sent to found a new Troy.

Question: Do you think Laocoon deserved to die the he did?
Answer: No, I do not because he was doing what was best, but unfortunately fate did not want him to reveal the horse's secret so Athena had to send those snakes to keep it secret.

Question: Aeneas how do you feel about the gods intervening to maintain the order of fate?
Answer: To be honest I feel very angry toward fate because all it has caused is the loss of my wife and my homeland, and the gods I feel hostile towards them as well because many of them controlled everything mostly for the Greek cause which led to the losses of good people.

Question: What do you think of Helen?
Answer: Never say her name in front of me, she caused all our troubles, because of her I lost many relative's, my wife, Troy, the death of Hector our greatest warrior, and witnessed the savagery of the Greeks. All because she was fated to be seduced by Paris and caused that cursed war. I disdain fate very much now because it was not my fate to slay that woman and get revenge.

Question: Lastly, not to sound like I'm repeating myself, but what do you think of fate in general throughout war?
Answer: Really, you're asking me that? Fine, I hate fate because it caused the war, I lost many of my comrades, I was forced to leave my homeland in shame for not being able to protect it, it never granted me the satisfaction of revenge on that woman, and my wife is gone. Fate is cruel, just as the gods because they manipulated us to keep fate on its path. Hopefully in the end we will gain our revenge on those Greeks for everything they have done.

POV- Helen and Cassandra

Oracle of Woe
Hector now returns
I am the first to see Him
My heart is crying

The tragedy of Helen's War
I started the war
for my heart yearned for Paris,
but my heart felt sadness for his
body returned home in his
father's arms

POV- vantage point or stance from which a story is told, the eye and mind through which the action is perceived and filtered

I Am Achilles

Achilles
Swift footed Achilles (line 142)
Son of Peleus (line 1)
Resident of Myrmidon (line 213)
Who likes fighting
Who fears the gods
Who needs war prizes
Who wishes he was not dishonored
Who admires his prize