Jocasta commits suicide in grief from "summary" of Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) by Evangelinus Apostolides Sophocles
Jocasta, in utter despair, takes her own life as a result of the devastating events that had unfolded. Unable to cope with the reality of what had happened, she ends her own life as a tragic act out of grief.- Jocasta, the tragic heroine in a famous play, felt such grief that she decided to take her own life.
- This play tells the tale of a woman who believed she had little choice but to commit suicide due to the overwhelming grief she experiences.
- Rejecting hope and succumbing to despair were her only remaining choices as she sought a way to cope with the tragedy that unfolded.
- The desperation and utter sadness she felt caused the heroine to withdraw from life and sadly take what psychologists have termed “the ultimate solution.”
- Her decision arose from a deep emotional state characterized by intense sorrow and anguish.
- Tragically, taking matters into her own hands was her final resort to try to make the pain go away.
- Pushed further and further down an existential abyss due to grief and inner turmoil led to the outrage of self-annihilation for the wretched protagonist of the story.
