Costume Design- Oedipus

Creon- His toga will be blue because blue symbolizes confidence and nobility. He is confident because he was able to stick to his word about Apollo's prophecy and not let Oedipus' accusations weaken him. He is also noble because not only is he the brother of the queen, but also he becomes king when Oedipus exiles himself.

Oedipus- His toga will be black because black symbolizes death and misery. Oedipus' whole life was ruined by the mistake of his parents sending him away. Because of this he did fulfill his fate of killing his father and marrying his mother. Once Jocasta found out she married her son, and the prophecy came true, she killed herself. This brought misery to Oedipus' life, so he scrapped out his own eyes and exiled himself.

Tireseas- His toga will be yellow because yellow stands for enlightenment. Tireseas is the blind prophet who tells Oedipus that he is the one who killed Laius. He tried to enlighten Oedipus with this information. He can also enlighten anyone else with this prophecies.

Jocasta- Her toga will be purple because purple stands for royalty and personal growth. She is royal because she is the queen. Her personal growth is that even thought she does not believe in fate, she does accept the fact the the prophecy about her son came true.

The Shepherd- His toga will be brown because brown stands for the earth and loving one's homeland. When he was the only survivor when Laius was killed he was completely humiliated. He could not believe that she could not stop one man. Then when Oedipus' became king, he realized he could not stay there knowing who killed the true king. So to protect Oedipus, and Thebes, he left with the truth.

The Messenger- His toga will be green because green stands for life, growth, and intelligence. He saved Oedipus when he was a baby, and thus allowed him to live his life and grow old. He also made the fact aware to everyone about Oedipus' real identity.