Overview
Character Name
Second Messenger
Gender
Male
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Featured
Voice
Spoken
Vocal Range
Time & Place
palace of oedipus, ancient times, thebes
Other Characters From Oedipus (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus the King)
Analysis
The Second Messenger only appears briefly in Oedipus but bears the most powerful news of the play. It is clear this Messenger is familiar with the troubles of Thebes and its people, and laments the trouble that has come to his city and his leaders. He sadly and mournfully
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