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Oedipus Rex is a typical disaster that shows how King Oedipus does some despicable things that led to his bad luck and ultimately end his control as the "King of Thebes." I will be flouting down the Plot, Structure and Background of this play, and then go more in depth into the theme.
The Scheme in Oedipus Rex had a set outline. The play opens with an Introduction, which is in the form of a conversation. In the Introduction, the leading role lays down the declaration for the rest of the play to continue. In Oedipus Rex, in the prologue all the necessary details about Laius' execute are on hand. These work as grounds for the additional expansion of the plot. The prologue ends with a choral ode called the Parodos.
The prologue is followed by the Exhibition. In this operate the leading role repeat the announcement from the introduction. This announcement is developed and explained by him in the dialogue. With the introduction of a new character, the plot takes on a dissimilar......

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