Part one of term paper
In the play Oedipus Rex , Oedipus the main character meets with a tragic fate. In the beginning he is a mighty king, ruler of the city of Thebes. Then the people of Thebes come to him with a problem. The city is tragically on the surge of death. Oedipus, being the mighty king he is, is determined to solve the problem. Oedipus saved the ...

Part two of term paper
... death.” (802). They then tell Oedipus that they know he is a great king and they turn to him to find a remedy. Oedipus saved the city once before from the Sphinx by solving the riddle and destroying her. Now faced with this new problem he has no choice but to solve the problem and save the city once again. Oedipus then sends his brother Creon to get whatever information he can. Creon leaves the city and then comes back with some information. He tells Oedipus that the gods command them to ...