Who is Oedipus and Antigone from Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic and what is their importance? Brecht_on_Theatre:_The_Development_of_an_Aesthetic English & Literature Oedipus and Antigone | Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic

In both the Ancient Greek myth and the Classical Greek dramas based on that myth, Oedipus was an ancient king, powerful and revered, who, in unconscious fulfillment of an even more ancient prophecy, killed his father and married his mother. When he found out what he had done, he blinded himself and set to wandering in the wilderness. His story can be seen as a metaphoric dramatization of the dangers of hubris (believing oneself to be godlike) and living life in a state of unawareness.