Intrusion Is Defined As A Pushing, Thrusting, Or Forcing

Intrusion is defined as â€Å"a pushing, thrusting, or forcing in.† Every play in existence has an intrusion in it. Intrusions are what help the play along and can start conflict or end it. Oedipus for example has tons of intrusions! One of the first one’s being Oedipus himself! At the beginning of the play all the Chorus is at the foot of the palace, near the memorial for Apollo. They are all seated there, but the scene does not tell the audience why at first. Oedipus intrudes by coming out of the palace and says â€Å"My children, new-sprung race of old Cadmus, why do you sit at my shrines?† Then the Priest stands up and approaches Oedipus, and explains to him why the Chorus is all there. This sparks the conflict of the plague, Chorus sits by the Apollo shrine, Oedipus asks why, and he is told it is because they all want a cure or a sign of how to cure the plague torturing Cadmus. It is the first and one of the most important intrusions in the play. The most pe rfectly written tragedy of all time is Oedipus Rex according to Aristotle and his six requirements. Those six requirements are as followed: Story, Characters, Theme/Thought, Spectacle, Music, and Dialogue. Oedipus Rex has a compelling story, a plot! It is interesting, it brings the audience and reader in. The plot being in basic terms: A plague has fallen upon Cadmus, when Creon returns with a prophecy Oedipus is determined to find out the truth of the message and put an end to the plague. Within that all the details are