Oedipus the King
In Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, Oedipus is told from an oracle that was going to killhis father and marry his mother. Oedipus left Cornith, his home, to get away from this omen. In fact Oedipus did kill his biological father and marry his biological mother. After learning the truth, Oedipus punished himself by stabbing his eyes out and exiling himself from Thebes. The sentence for the crime of parricide and incest was fair. "I pray that that man's life be consumed in evil and wretchedness. And as for me, this curse applies no less," (1.31) Oedipus made this p
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Approximate Word count = 384
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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