Oedipus' self absorption is portrayed in the first part of the play, when he is given the news that there is a "hidden sore festering in [his] land" (pg.4). He calms his people by showing them that the problem concerned him: "I chose not to hear from my messenger, but came myself--I came, Oedipus, Oedipus whose name is known to all"

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With that the conclusion comes to focus and it is proved that he, Oedipus, is the actual cause of "pollution" to the "Thebes" and must be banished.

Now he is drowning in waves of dread and despair (pg.33).

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)