Catastrophe Strikes The Rulers Of Thebes
Jarrod LaFountain 4/10/08
English Essay #2
Catastrophe Strikes the Rulers of Thebes
Augusto Maximus
Theban Tribune
6/13/727 B.C.
Our glorious King Oedipus has taken a tragic fall from grace as our great city is now under new rule. Late yesterday evening events where occurring which have resulted in the dethroning of Oedipus and the death of the Queen. It seems that a long old prophecy has come true, brining to question the control we all have over our choices and paths in life.
The story of our past King is one of fortune, fate and tragedy. Not knowing he was the son of Theban royalty, he was nurtured by his adoptive parents Polybus and Merope, rulers of Corinth. Oedipus, as he grew older, felt the desire to know fro certain if he were the true seed of his Corinthian family and so he traveled to the Oracle at Delphi and was related distressing news. He was to kill his own father and marry his mother. This was enough to drive him forever from his home in......
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