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