Play · c. 429 BCE
Oedipus Rex
Sophocles
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Play · c. 429 BCE · Greek · Ancient
Oedipus Rex
A king investigates a murder and finds himself.
TragedyFateSightKnowledgeGuilt
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The perfect plot, said Aristotle: an inquiry whose every clarification is a step deeper into ruin. Dramatic irony as a moral instrument.
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