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Sophocles oedipus tyrannus6/23/2023 ![]() Oedipus tells Jocasta the sourceof the dispute. The Chorus advise restraint and Oedipus letsCreon go, though he declares him an enemy. (Creon, Oedipus, Chorus Jocasta) Creon is indignant at Oedipus' accusations. The Chorus are fearful of the pronouncement of the seer, butdeclare their loyalty to their king. Teiresias declares that themurderer is present, and will be found son and husband to his mother. Teiresias is summoned: at first he refuses to tell what heknows, but aroused by Oedipus' taunts he declares Oedipus the murderer. Oedipus appeals for information and pronounces his curse onthe murderer. The Chorus of Theban citizens offer prayers to Zeus, Apollo,Īthena for release from the plague. Oedipus vows to find the killer and summons thepeople of the city. Oedipus has already sentCreon to Delphi, who arrives to report that the killer of Laius must besought out and banished. (Priest, Oedipus, Creon) The priests of Thebes appear before Oedipus as suppliants,entreating him to find some end to the plague. Sophocles' Oedipus the King Oedipus the King. ![]()
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