... for shadows, nothing at all" Live, Oedipus, as if there's no tomorrow! "(Oedipus the King, 1068 "1078) Here we see Jocasta explaining to Oedipus that the situation they share is ok and can be overlooked. The incest is not what would've become another tragic element to the audience in Greece, but Jocasta's lack of understanding and complete irony would have. Jocasta is a bad influence on ... Oedipus in this passage as she states that "chance ... rules our lives", therefore Oedipus should "Live, as if there's no tomorrow." Also what she says contradicts all of her beliefs and the beliefs...

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