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Oedipus The King
Book • 429
The play begins with King Oedipus of Thebes seeking to end a plague afflicting his city.
He sends his brother-in-law, Creon, to consult the oracle of Apollo, who reveals that the plague will end when the murderer of the former king, Laius, is found and brought to justice.
Unaware that he himself is the killer, Oedipus vows to find the murderer.
Through a series of revelations, it is discovered that Oedipus is the son of Laius and Jocasta, whom he unknowingly killed and married, respectively.
Upon learning the truth, Jocasta hangs herself, and Oedipus, in grief and despair, gouges out his own eyes and is eventually exiled from Thebes.
He sends his brother-in-law, Creon, to consult the oracle of Apollo, who reveals that the plague will end when the murderer of the former king, Laius, is found and brought to justice.
Unaware that he himself is the killer, Oedipus vows to find the murderer.
Through a series of revelations, it is discovered that Oedipus is the son of Laius and Jocasta, whom he unknowingly killed and married, respectively.
Upon learning the truth, Jocasta hangs herself, and Oedipus, in grief and despair, gouges out his own eyes and is eventually exiled from Thebes.
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Recommended by Sean McDonough; Tamler read it for the first time recently.
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Episode 311: The Way to Dusty Death (Shakespeare's "Macbeth")
The best known version of the Oedipus story is in this play.
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From Myth to Fairy-Story
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