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Oedipus Rex A High Tragedy

Oedipus is the definition of nobility being noble by both birth and character. He is born in to royalty as he is the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. Soon his father, King Laius, hears of a prophecy that states his son would grow up and kill him. To prevent this horrific fate from happening Oedipus is brought to the wilderness to be left for dead but as fate has it a passing shepherd finds baby Oedipus. The shepherd brings Oedipus to Corinth to be adopted by King Polybus and Queen Merope. Here Oedipus is raised a noble prince, unknown of his real noble lineage in Thebes.
Oedipus makes a mistake of miscalculation that is a mere intellectual fault, not an immoral one. When Oedipus is told the prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother he soon fleas Corinth. Oedipus is oblivious to the fact that Polybus and Merope are not his biological family. Oedipus’s mistake lies in leaving Corinth for Thebes, by doing this Oedipus and his real father Laius unfold......


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