Oedipus: A Tragic Hero

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August 26, 2016

 

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Oedipus also becomes a king himself when he solves the Sphinx's riddle, thus saving Thebes and taking over the throne of the late King Laius. Oedipus then marries Jocasta, Laius's widow, and they have children together. Though he is a very fair and understanding husband, Oedipus's main concern is always the city of Thebes...
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Oedipus then marries Jocasta, Laius's widow, and they have children together. Though he is a very fair and understanding husband, Oedipus's main concern is always the city of Thebes. When a plague strikes the city, Oedipus refused sleep until he finds the cause, and he, "?sent Creon,?To Delphi, Apollo's place of revelation, To learn there, if he can, What act or pledge of mine may save the city" (Sophocles 1257)...
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