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Oedipus Rex

Sophocles

Form
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Year
Year 429 BCE
Originally in
Originally in Ancient Greek
Pages
Pages 50

A king hunts the hidden crime that is poisoning his city, and the closer he gets the clearer it becomes that the criminal he is hunting is himself.

Therefore wait to see life's ending ere thou count one mortal blest; Wait till free from pain and sorrow he has gained his final rest.
Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

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