One of the largest congrencies between background information and the material in Oedipus is the importance of Gods. Gods and religion were everywhere, just as they are in Sophecles' story. The Gods played a huge role in everyday human life, and in this story already, the Prophet of Apollo has impacted the story greatly. Another example of this is when the plague ravages Thebes, people immediately pray to the Gods to save them.
Another thing I noticed that does not necessarily relate to just Greek background but many ancient civilizations is their almost worship of their leader. In this play so far, Oedipus is the figure looked upon by all of his people. He has absolute command, to do whatever he wants to do in Thebes. This is somewhat similar to a current day dictatorship, but even the figure in charge is not worshipped and glorified as much as the ancient Kings of the world. This is an interesting system of government to look at for me, because our government is nothing like it. Our president is not worshipped by the people, and has sole responsibility for everything that goes on in America. People like him, and he has power to an extent, but many people do not like the President, and he does not have unlimited power.
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