Hi Guys. Sorry for another long Hiatus but my work has been primarily been pretty busy with all sorts of driving around for customers but weirdly I applied for Uber Eats but no one has ever asked me to do it until now. I don't understand why too well and I'm beginning to start looking into more stable work for myself since the driving scene for Uber does have both benefits and risks for me. As of right now, I still need some better work that's stable in comparison so once again, I'm searching out there for something stable. Crossing my fingers for an interview at Knott's Berry Farm as I just recently applied for a position as a housekeeper at the nearby hotel there.
Overall, I'm still searching for things, primarily, a way to search for ways to pay out of my debt. Slowly but surely, it's getting lower and lower since my work with Uber but now overall I just want something stable. I know I know. It's sounds ridiculous but hear me out a little. It doesn't help when your car is 12 years old. Trust me, it seems every month after I drive it, I need to go out and get it checked to see if nothing will happen and something pops up. It's not fun. And the whole hours things goes into it entirely. If I cant get my car fixed, I can't work. And that's the worse part. I don't work, I don't get paid and that doesn't help in one of the most expensive states in the country. I've heard many of my passengers in LA complain about multiple things whether be Jerry Brown's pinhead idea on raising Gas Taxes and car registration fees, the housing market and what I predicted as a new bubble for it (just more intuitive than fully reasoned out due to the similar 2008 housing crisis) just from LA and how Victorville has an influx of new homes but no businesses/offices to work in, businesses leaving California because of the ridiculous tax laws thus increasing unemployment, and a couple of other minor points but all valid on the issues that this state is not individual friendly. But lets get back to business. Also the whole make my own schedule thing can be both beneficial and rewarding but as of right now, I need a car that will help rake in the dough and not cost me. The whole Cost-Reward thing is totally prevalent in here and right now; this car is costing me too much. Even worse, after my whole search for work, I gained 30 pounds. Ugh! Trust me, and that's another thing I need to work on after investing so much time and energy into being healthy again. Luckily, it's not as bad as I was originally back before.
But yes, I think it's important to realize when some investments aren't worth it and when it is a better time to make them. This sadly is one of them. My car needs some rest. It's not as strong as it used to be. But hopefully with this, I might just try to see about a newer car for the future.
Tune in next week as I talk about video games and how I think I have a better understanding for one of literature and writings most important aspect.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Scientism: A "New" Religion
When any religion gets a cult status, almost everyone views it in a bad light. But I have always been in the opinion that all religions are cults. Pretty much this joke. "What's the difference between a religion and a cult? About 10 Million Members." But I digress. And worse of all, A new cult is rising and it's look very ugly and I need to start arguing against what is going on with it.
It's Scientism. It's a dogmatic view of science that definitely sounds more like religious drivel and talk with the same condescending attitude, guilt trips, and all sorts of other situations of organized religion. However, the main difference that Scientism says is that it's "Science." The most lackluster argument for a scientific method of analyzing of data, evidence, and logic and applying it to the real world, I've ever heard. And primarily Scientism has been making itself more noticeable in one of the most conflicting and controversial movements that hardly seems like a controversy to many; Environmentalism.
Everyone is crazy about saving the planet by saying fossil fuels, technology, and all assortments of other human progress are going to make the planet uninhabitable for us. All of which was centered around this idea of "climate change." But the term in it itself is a vague notion of something that happens to the planet all the time. The earth goes through constant climate change. When in history (preman or man) has it ever stayed the same? Where temperatures were the most constant they have ever been or the ice levels were always in equilibrium? But then they respond with it's "man made climate change" that's been hurting the world. Now we have a more definitive definition but now it's ridiculous and very alarming. Pretty much the environmentalists are asking us to say that we need to give up our creature comforts and the items that have given us the change to progress and live since the Industrial Revolution and live in primitive savage times where we were stuck hunting with spears and knives, waging war with local tribes and groups, and hating one another rather than connecting and understanding one another.
I'd like to quote one of my favorite comedians George Carlin about Environmentalism. "The Planet is Fine. The People are Fucked!" It's true. The way we have a snooty Intelligentsia that refuses to acknowledge their own mistakes, a bunch of sheeple who have taken it all for granted and thus haven refused to learn anything about what science actually is and what goes on with it, and the extremely annoying celebrity endorsers, like Leo DiCaprio and Al Gore, who demand that we all do the same while also having a hypocritical attitude towards it (Like many televangelists and other "officials" I know with a "do as I say not as I do" attitude) by living in their non-green homes and purchasing and using non-green technologies. Also to quote Carlin again on the environment, "Environmentalists don't give a shit about the planet. They don't care ... You know what they're interested in. A clean place to live." I feel that's how they are. Even Eric Idle, one of my favorite comedians from the troupe Monty Python, says climate change deniers should be put down easily. I wish it was a Monty Python sketch but I guess your heroes always find a way to disappoint you in the end. And I looked this up and people say he co-founded Earth Day but in reality he was the Master of Ceremonies on the first Earth Day but he is a true evil psychopath; Ira Einhorn had murdered his ex-wife and used her as compost for their plants.
Scientism is a poison now killing off the thing that is important to all of us, human knowledge and understanding and now its becoming politicized, subjective, and altruistic with its philosophies corrupting it's very foundation. Trump said he's drain the swamp but the swamp that needs draining the most is the swamp of bad ideas. Only then can people have truly better and flourishing lives.
It's Scientism. It's a dogmatic view of science that definitely sounds more like religious drivel and talk with the same condescending attitude, guilt trips, and all sorts of other situations of organized religion. However, the main difference that Scientism says is that it's "Science." The most lackluster argument for a scientific method of analyzing of data, evidence, and logic and applying it to the real world, I've ever heard. And primarily Scientism has been making itself more noticeable in one of the most conflicting and controversial movements that hardly seems like a controversy to many; Environmentalism.
Everyone is crazy about saving the planet by saying fossil fuels, technology, and all assortments of other human progress are going to make the planet uninhabitable for us. All of which was centered around this idea of "climate change." But the term in it itself is a vague notion of something that happens to the planet all the time. The earth goes through constant climate change. When in history (preman or man) has it ever stayed the same? Where temperatures were the most constant they have ever been or the ice levels were always in equilibrium? But then they respond with it's "man made climate change" that's been hurting the world. Now we have a more definitive definition but now it's ridiculous and very alarming. Pretty much the environmentalists are asking us to say that we need to give up our creature comforts and the items that have given us the change to progress and live since the Industrial Revolution and live in primitive savage times where we were stuck hunting with spears and knives, waging war with local tribes and groups, and hating one another rather than connecting and understanding one another.
I'd like to quote one of my favorite comedians George Carlin about Environmentalism. "The Planet is Fine. The People are Fucked!" It's true. The way we have a snooty Intelligentsia that refuses to acknowledge their own mistakes, a bunch of sheeple who have taken it all for granted and thus haven refused to learn anything about what science actually is and what goes on with it, and the extremely annoying celebrity endorsers, like Leo DiCaprio and Al Gore, who demand that we all do the same while also having a hypocritical attitude towards it (Like many televangelists and other "officials" I know with a "do as I say not as I do" attitude) by living in their non-green homes and purchasing and using non-green technologies. Also to quote Carlin again on the environment, "Environmentalists don't give a shit about the planet. They don't care ... You know what they're interested in. A clean place to live." I feel that's how they are. Even Eric Idle, one of my favorite comedians from the troupe Monty Python, says climate change deniers should be put down easily. I wish it was a Monty Python sketch but I guess your heroes always find a way to disappoint you in the end. And I looked this up and people say he co-founded Earth Day but in reality he was the Master of Ceremonies on the first Earth Day but he is a true evil psychopath; Ira Einhorn had murdered his ex-wife and used her as compost for their plants.
Scientism is a poison now killing off the thing that is important to all of us, human knowledge and understanding and now its becoming politicized, subjective, and altruistic with its philosophies corrupting it's very foundation. Trump said he's drain the swamp but the swamp that needs draining the most is the swamp of bad ideas. Only then can people have truly better and flourishing lives.
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Mr. Trump, you're wrong about the Freedom Caucus
I know I'm very late to my opinion on this party but Uber driving for work doesn't always give me a chance but I'm glad to finish this post.
Donald Trump has a new enemy and unlike twisting the name of our enemy in the east (not the war on "terror" as many may say due to such subjective idiosyncratic to never be able to accurately define, but Islamic Fundamentalism as it should be called) he has accurately said one. The Freedom Caucus. There are 32 members joined by primarily fiscal conservatism and the individuals sometimes share a libertarian agenda, but the situation depends, but all 32 and certain supporters like Rand Paul, all saw Trump and Ryan's awful healthcare plan for what is was. Obamacare-lite and just as corrupt as the original.
If President Trump wishes to truly be an ally of freedom, he needs to realize how devastating Obamacare is and especially how it's hurting Americans that giving them the care they need. The Freedom Caucus is in the right on how Ryancare/Trumpcare/Obamacare-lite is bad policy and it will define Trump's first 100 days and the rest of his 4 years until he realizes that you can't control something so important as people's lives. Obamacare may claim it gives health insurance but we all get the same quality of health insurance which is exceedingly low. Not one politician or anyone can fully claim that Obamacare or any similar healthcare bills will actually still provide the same quality of healthcare we had with other programs without Obamacare or other similar programs. It's time to give such healthcare acts and bills a euthanasia proposal. It needs to be let down and thus our health in return will start getting better.
Donald Trump has a new enemy and unlike twisting the name of our enemy in the east (not the war on "terror" as many may say due to such subjective idiosyncratic to never be able to accurately define, but Islamic Fundamentalism as it should be called) he has accurately said one. The Freedom Caucus. There are 32 members joined by primarily fiscal conservatism and the individuals sometimes share a libertarian agenda, but the situation depends, but all 32 and certain supporters like Rand Paul, all saw Trump and Ryan's awful healthcare plan for what is was. Obamacare-lite and just as corrupt as the original.
If President Trump wishes to truly be an ally of freedom, he needs to realize how devastating Obamacare is and especially how it's hurting Americans that giving them the care they need. The Freedom Caucus is in the right on how Ryancare/Trumpcare/Obamacare-lite is bad policy and it will define Trump's first 100 days and the rest of his 4 years until he realizes that you can't control something so important as people's lives. Obamacare may claim it gives health insurance but we all get the same quality of health insurance which is exceedingly low. Not one politician or anyone can fully claim that Obamacare or any similar healthcare bills will actually still provide the same quality of healthcare we had with other programs without Obamacare or other similar programs. It's time to give such healthcare acts and bills a euthanasia proposal. It needs to be let down and thus our health in return will start getting better.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Evil Scientists on the Moon, Spaceship Anarchy, and CHEESY MOVIES! OH MY! A Mystery Science Theatre 3000 review
I remember when I first heard of MST3K (the official Abbreviation of Mystery Science Theater 3000). It was by accident from some friends in High School but I didn't start watching some episodes until last year. Overall, it was a very simple, low budget, show that weirdly seemed to work.
The basic plot was that one guy got captured by some evil scientists and they have been looking for the cheesiest movie to torture the world with. First it was series creator Joel Hodgson and then it was Mike Nelson. Now the future of MST3K is back and a new generation of comedians have taken over the cheesy movie anarchy that is Mystery Science Theater 3000.
In the new return of the series, comedian Jonah Ray (called Jonah Heston) is playing our victim with Felicia Day (known for being part of the Geek and Sundry YouTube Channel [and a personal new favorite channel of mine]) plays Kinga Forrester, daughter of the original torturing professor Dr. Clayton Forrester (played by Trace Beaulieu) and granddaughter to the second tortured for most of Mike Nelson's episodes, Pearl Forrester (with Mary Jo Perl returning to play her for a couple of episodes). Trying to reclaim her family legacy she finally gets Jonah as a willing victim to her evil and gets her assistant Max (a.k.a. TV's Son of TV's Frank played by Patton Oswalt) to help assist her and they even have a Show Jazz Band lead by Har Mar Superstar, a ska bandleader. But do not worry about all the evil people as Jonah has some sanity kept with 4 robot friends. Cambot, (the silent one), Gypsy (the only female robot now voiced by a female; comedienne Rebecca Hanson) Tom Servo (the cool guy robot voiced currently by Baron Vaughn) and Crow T. Robot (the different robot voiced by Hampton Yount).
Overall, All actors deliver some great lines with sarcasm and wit with talking back or with one another as well as noting and commenting on every part of the terrible movies our victims on The Satellite of Love must watch. As well as acting in these episodes, the actors playing the main victims have also written the episodes and greatly follows the insane, goofball, and absurd comedy of the original series. This is also in part to both the fan raised Kickstarter for the revival (which had the highest successful campaign for TV and Movies. $5,764,229 dollars to be exact.) and the fact that Joel is executive producer for the series as well. Guest writers have also contributed like Justin Roiland from Rick and Morty, Dana Gould from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Dan Harmond who hosts HarmondQuest and written for NBC's Arrested Development Community. All of the writing has been supplied by many modern comedy writers and comedians who have lent their talents for this series and have supplied quite a fun run for this series.
As for the settings, each of the sets gives the nostalgic feel of the original series with the low budget look but it still looks pretty stylized and different from the overall series taken in part to the Kickstarter and the Netflix backup. The sci-fi surroundings compliment the overall series aspect of the cheesy movies they all riff on as well. Makes perfect sense. And the introduction song still rings as iconic with just a few lyric changes to Jonah's arrival as our test subject friend. A new song as well as more will arrive with my personal preview of "Every Country has a Monster," a funny mythological rap on all the mysterious creatures that all countries must face off against written by famous Songwriter and Composer Robert Lopez (Of Avenue Q, Book of Mormon, and Frozen fame).
Definately check out MST3K on Netflix. An absurdly funny, clean, and yet silly show and makes a good point of reviving shows done right.
4.5/5
The basic plot was that one guy got captured by some evil scientists and they have been looking for the cheesiest movie to torture the world with. First it was series creator Joel Hodgson and then it was Mike Nelson. Now the future of MST3K is back and a new generation of comedians have taken over the cheesy movie anarchy that is Mystery Science Theater 3000.
In the new return of the series, comedian Jonah Ray (called Jonah Heston) is playing our victim with Felicia Day (known for being part of the Geek and Sundry YouTube Channel [and a personal new favorite channel of mine]) plays Kinga Forrester, daughter of the original torturing professor Dr. Clayton Forrester (played by Trace Beaulieu) and granddaughter to the second tortured for most of Mike Nelson's episodes, Pearl Forrester (with Mary Jo Perl returning to play her for a couple of episodes). Trying to reclaim her family legacy she finally gets Jonah as a willing victim to her evil and gets her assistant Max (a.k.a. TV's Son of TV's Frank played by Patton Oswalt) to help assist her and they even have a Show Jazz Band lead by Har Mar Superstar, a ska bandleader. But do not worry about all the evil people as Jonah has some sanity kept with 4 robot friends. Cambot, (the silent one), Gypsy (the only female robot now voiced by a female; comedienne Rebecca Hanson) Tom Servo (the cool guy robot voiced currently by Baron Vaughn) and Crow T. Robot (the different robot voiced by Hampton Yount).
Overall, All actors deliver some great lines with sarcasm and wit with talking back or with one another as well as noting and commenting on every part of the terrible movies our victims on The Satellite of Love must watch. As well as acting in these episodes, the actors playing the main victims have also written the episodes and greatly follows the insane, goofball, and absurd comedy of the original series. This is also in part to both the fan raised Kickstarter for the revival (which had the highest successful campaign for TV and Movies. $5,764,229 dollars to be exact.) and the fact that Joel is executive producer for the series as well. Guest writers have also contributed like Justin Roiland from Rick and Morty, Dana Gould from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Dan Harmond who hosts HarmondQuest and written for NBC's Arrested Development Community. All of the writing has been supplied by many modern comedy writers and comedians who have lent their talents for this series and have supplied quite a fun run for this series.
As for the settings, each of the sets gives the nostalgic feel of the original series with the low budget look but it still looks pretty stylized and different from the overall series taken in part to the Kickstarter and the Netflix backup. The sci-fi surroundings compliment the overall series aspect of the cheesy movies they all riff on as well. Makes perfect sense. And the introduction song still rings as iconic with just a few lyric changes to Jonah's arrival as our test subject friend. A new song as well as more will arrive with my personal preview of "Every Country has a Monster," a funny mythological rap on all the mysterious creatures that all countries must face off against written by famous Songwriter and Composer Robert Lopez (Of Avenue Q, Book of Mormon, and Frozen fame).
Definately check out MST3K on Netflix. An absurdly funny, clean, and yet silly show and makes a good point of reviving shows done right.
4.5/5
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
More to Come and A Late Happy Legal Theft Day
Hi Everybody. I just forgot to mention to have a Happy Tax Day or as I like to call it, Unhappy Legal Theft Day. Remember that all taxation is a form of theft but done legally by governments all over the world whether they be local, state, or federal. Well, now that that was done and over with, I just wanted to say since I'll be working more for Uber, I'll have less time to do for my articles and blogging but once a Week I'll be working on topics and then I'll post them throughout the week. Thanks for being patient and I hope to see you reading my articles.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Happy Easter.
Hi Guys. I wanted to say thanks for following this blog. And from me to you, I say Happy Easter. Enjoy your time with family and friends and go out searching for eggs. Just wanted to keep this short and sweet.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Review: The Oedipus Cycle as translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald
And now for something completely different. (In that I haven't done this yet until now.)
And a small notice. Thanks for following me on this blog. As of right now, with my work for Uber going as it is, I've been very busy with working due to some debts to powers that be. So I'm trying to write all my articles on the day or days, I have time off of. Hopefully, I can get that soon as I have 6 drafts for articles in the works including Syria, The Recent Reveal of the Concentration Camps, and a review of Persona 5. Thank you for understanding.
Today I'm going to review a book. But this is actually a series of plays. The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles. But like most foreign and ancient works, they're usually translated and all translations are varied in style, prose, objectivity in diction, and execution in translation. The adaptation I'm discussing is by authors Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. With many famous works like Les Miserables, Journey to the West, Don Quixote, and Cyrano De Bergerac, and pop culture phenomenons like Harry Potter, all of them need to be translated among all the regions of the world and there are fears of getting things lost in translation or deciding how to directly translate a well known work of art. Mr. Fitts and Mr. Fritzgerald both decide to go for the direct translation of the source and let the play do all the artistry.
Before I continue, I'd like to at least give off some perspective as to why I chose this variant to read. This version of the Oedipus cycle was suggested from a lecture given by Objectivist Scholar Dr. Leonard Peikoff about 8 great plays and I plan to review all of them hopefully if I can get the plays soon. Fortunately I own 3 of these plays. Antigone, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Othello. But they will be reviewed for another time.
The Oedipus Cycle focuses on the time after Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx to his exile and death, and his daughter Antigone's mission to bury her brother with the respect he deserves. Each of these plays deals with primarily of themes between family, fate vs. free will, questioning of authoritarian societies, taking responsibility for one's actions, and redemption. I'll be focusing on a basic plotline with my opinions on the translations way they have told the story.
In Oedipus Rex, King Oedipus is trying to find the killer of the King of Thebes unbeknownst to him, he has successfully fulfilled a prophecy inclining him to kill his father and marry his mother. (Ok. So I spoiled the story but lets face it. We all know the myth unless you were asleep in English or History.) In Oedipus at Colossus Oedipus and Antigone are at Colossus seeking asylum from the King of Athens as they have fleed Thebes but Thebes' conflicts still antagonize the father/brother and daughter/sister duo. Finally, Antigone is the conclusion of this story where our titular heroine tries to bury her disavowed brother much against the tyrannical King Creon.
Personally, I can see why Oedipus Rex and Antigone are vital in their essence of Western Literature as they feature many important themes including loyalty to family and confidants over the state, anti-authoritarianism, fate vs. free will, Apolloian vs Dionysian choices, and the importance of Classical Tragedy in our lives. All of these themes revolve between these two plays. Oedipus at Colossus is more the black sheep of the trilogy because it serves to function more so as a connecting arc between the other two plays but this does have in a functioning importance. The power of redemption. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus' hubris is what causes him to destroy himself even when his many good characteristics are solid. In order to redeem himself to Thebes and the gods, he blinds himself and exiles himself out of Thebes for all to see. In Colossus, Oedipus accepts the fate he is given him especially since he is fated to die at Colossus by harpies. With the King of Athens giving him asylum, we see Oedipus regain his virtues as he has learned from his mistakes with his marriage to Jocasta (his mother) and allow pride to swell and take over him completely.
Now for the translation, Fitts and Fritzgerald use a more literal translation with still keeping figurative language when it provides important to the emphasis of the story. This doesn't mean the dialogue isn't engaging. In fact, it helps clarify to the audience more about Oedipus' life and times as well as give us a helpful understanding of his situation. Although usually, plays are meant to be performed rather than read, (i.e. Shakespeare) none the less, we can learn a lot from the stories they tell since dialogue is our primary source of information for the world they live in. The dialogue of this play does exactly that and more so with giving some pretty fascinating dialogue primarily for the long soliloquies and monologues seen in the play. Oedipus is given some very hard and confessional pieces in the two plays that feature him.
Overall, I'd say get it. This is a true piece of the written world that must be read before your death. A true Greek and Western Civilization Classic for anyone interested in those genres.
4.5/5
And a small notice. Thanks for following me on this blog. As of right now, with my work for Uber going as it is, I've been very busy with working due to some debts to powers that be. So I'm trying to write all my articles on the day or days, I have time off of. Hopefully, I can get that soon as I have 6 drafts for articles in the works including Syria, The Recent Reveal of the Concentration Camps, and a review of Persona 5. Thank you for understanding.
Today I'm going to review a book. But this is actually a series of plays. The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles. But like most foreign and ancient works, they're usually translated and all translations are varied in style, prose, objectivity in diction, and execution in translation. The adaptation I'm discussing is by authors Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. With many famous works like Les Miserables, Journey to the West, Don Quixote, and Cyrano De Bergerac, and pop culture phenomenons like Harry Potter, all of them need to be translated among all the regions of the world and there are fears of getting things lost in translation or deciding how to directly translate a well known work of art. Mr. Fitts and Mr. Fritzgerald both decide to go for the direct translation of the source and let the play do all the artistry.
Before I continue, I'd like to at least give off some perspective as to why I chose this variant to read. This version of the Oedipus cycle was suggested from a lecture given by Objectivist Scholar Dr. Leonard Peikoff about 8 great plays and I plan to review all of them hopefully if I can get the plays soon. Fortunately I own 3 of these plays. Antigone, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Othello. But they will be reviewed for another time.
The Oedipus Cycle focuses on the time after Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx to his exile and death, and his daughter Antigone's mission to bury her brother with the respect he deserves. Each of these plays deals with primarily of themes between family, fate vs. free will, questioning of authoritarian societies, taking responsibility for one's actions, and redemption. I'll be focusing on a basic plotline with my opinions on the translations way they have told the story.
In Oedipus Rex, King Oedipus is trying to find the killer of the King of Thebes unbeknownst to him, he has successfully fulfilled a prophecy inclining him to kill his father and marry his mother. (Ok. So I spoiled the story but lets face it. We all know the myth unless you were asleep in English or History.) In Oedipus at Colossus Oedipus and Antigone are at Colossus seeking asylum from the King of Athens as they have fleed Thebes but Thebes' conflicts still antagonize the father/brother and daughter/sister duo. Finally, Antigone is the conclusion of this story where our titular heroine tries to bury her disavowed brother much against the tyrannical King Creon.
Personally, I can see why Oedipus Rex and Antigone are vital in their essence of Western Literature as they feature many important themes including loyalty to family and confidants over the state, anti-authoritarianism, fate vs. free will, Apolloian vs Dionysian choices, and the importance of Classical Tragedy in our lives. All of these themes revolve between these two plays. Oedipus at Colossus is more the black sheep of the trilogy because it serves to function more so as a connecting arc between the other two plays but this does have in a functioning importance. The power of redemption. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus' hubris is what causes him to destroy himself even when his many good characteristics are solid. In order to redeem himself to Thebes and the gods, he blinds himself and exiles himself out of Thebes for all to see. In Colossus, Oedipus accepts the fate he is given him especially since he is fated to die at Colossus by harpies. With the King of Athens giving him asylum, we see Oedipus regain his virtues as he has learned from his mistakes with his marriage to Jocasta (his mother) and allow pride to swell and take over him completely.
Now for the translation, Fitts and Fritzgerald use a more literal translation with still keeping figurative language when it provides important to the emphasis of the story. This doesn't mean the dialogue isn't engaging. In fact, it helps clarify to the audience more about Oedipus' life and times as well as give us a helpful understanding of his situation. Although usually, plays are meant to be performed rather than read, (i.e. Shakespeare) none the less, we can learn a lot from the stories they tell since dialogue is our primary source of information for the world they live in. The dialogue of this play does exactly that and more so with giving some pretty fascinating dialogue primarily for the long soliloquies and monologues seen in the play. Oedipus is given some very hard and confessional pieces in the two plays that feature him.
Overall, I'd say get it. This is a true piece of the written world that must be read before your death. A true Greek and Western Civilization Classic for anyone interested in those genres.
4.5/5
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