As the chanting ends, the elders look to Creon for a new beginning. Their "common prize of death" (163) leaves the city without a ruler descended from Oedipus. In the midst of victory, the elders soberly note one exception - the deaths of Eteocles and Polynices, who killed one another, as predicted by their father, Oedipus. Every dancer is desperate for work (' I Hope I Get It '). At an audition for an upcoming Broadway production, the formidable director Zach and his assistant choreographer Larry put the gypsies through their paces. Thebes, blessed by the gods, indulges itself in self-righteous satisfaction, certain of its moral standing. A Chorus Line The Musical - PLOT SYNOPSIS. Even nature itself seems to herald the victory, as the rising sun represents the return of truth and order to the city.
The punishment of the invader, then, must be the direct will of the gods, not of men. Instead, the force from Argos flees the city, according to the chorus, whipped by "the bridle of fate" (124) and blasted by Zeus himself, rather than the efforts of the Theban army. Thebes itself takes little credit for the victory. Against such a horrendous enemy, the ode implies, any measures are justified, even, perhaps, the most recent order to leave his body unburied. Polynices, the invader at the head of the legendary seven against Thebes, emerges as an eagle - bold, terrifying, and bloodthirsty. The Chorus recreates in imagery the bloody battle to take Thebes. The chorus of elders enters, chanting a song celebrating the recent Theban victory. Ritual and Transcendence in the Oedipus Trilogy.The Power of Fate in the Oedipus Trilogy.Summary and Analysis: Oedipus at Colonus.
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