Narrative structure: How has the plot (not the story) been constructed? Are their parts? Is the plot circular? Subplots? How important/effective is the ending? Has everythying been revealed by the end or are there unanswered questions? Does this matter? What period of time has been covered? Is time important?
The plot is basically that there is a king (Oedipus) who a prophecy has been made about. He has tried to avoid his parents for fear of the prophecy, but the prophecy comes true in the end. There are subplots, as in of figuring out whether or not the prophecy really did apply to Oedipus, or if he had ended up avoiding it.
In the end I still am questioning somethings. For one, what happens to Oedipus? Does he end up dying alone on the mountains or does he just kill himself? Does he ever "see" his children again? These questions might be answered in a different Theban play such "Antigone" or "Oedipus at Colonus."
These questions do not matter specifically to the plot, yet they are about the after story of what happens. I am still curious to know how the citizens feel about Oedipus know. They used to look up to him as their majestic king and used to talk about his feats in the past. Now that they know the truth about him, do they judge him for it?
The whole play takes place over a single day. This time is really important because the way the play is structured, it seems as if the play is longer. Throughout the play, the messengers come and the plot is revealed; the truth about Oedipus is also revealed.
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