In the play Oedipus the King, 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 city once before and

became a hero. Now faced with this problem he would like to be a hero

again, but things don't always take a turn out good.

When the priest and the people of Thebes come to Oedipus, the

priest tells Oedipus, "Your own eyes must tell you: Thebes is in her

extremity and cannot lift her head from the surge of 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......

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