![]() When it is finally revealed that Oedipus murdered his own father and has been living in incest with his mother Jocasta, she hangs herself. He had been set out on a mountain to die, in an attempt by Laius to thwart a similar prophecy. Far worse is to follow: news comes that his ‘father’ has died in Corinth, but that Oedipus was adopted as a foundling. On his way to Thebes he had killed an old man and now fears that this man might indeed be Laius. ![]() However, he feels safe in the knowledge that he abandoned his parents in Corinth, so as to avoid fulfilling the prophecy. While his queen Jocasta begs him not to dig too deep into the past, Oedipus reveals that the same oracle had prophesied to him that he would murder his father and marry his mother. Oedipus strenuously attempts to identify the criminal. ![]() ![]() The oracle declares that the plague will be lifted only when the city rids itself of an unclean person, the killer of the former king Laius. in verse S: The city of Thebes, in the mythical past C: 7m, 2f, extras, chorus (m)Because the city of Thebes is suffering from a plague, its king Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. AT: King Oedipus Oedipus Rex A: Sophocles Pf: c.429–420bc, Athens Tr: 1715 G: Greek trag. ![]()
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