Edipo Re by Sophocles
A determined king strives to save his city from a devastating plague by discovering and punishing the murderer of the previous ruler, but a sequence of investigations and the pronouncements of a blind prophet gradually reveal that he himself unknowingly committed those crimes—having killed his father and married his mother. The play follows his relentless search for truth, the shattering recognition of his own guilt, and the catastrophic consequences—his queen's suicide and his self-inflicted blindness—exploring themes of fate, guilt, and tragic irony.
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- Nationality
- Greek
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- 40-80 pages
- Original Language
- Ancient greek
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- Alternate Titles
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- Edipo Re
- Oedipus Rex
- Oedipus Tyrannos
- Oedipus Tyrannus
- Oedipus the King
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