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How Does Oedipus Come To Fear

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The audience that has the pleasure of witnessing a performance of Oedipus Rex may come to pity and fear the character of Oedipus. Oedipus lives his whole life believing Polybus is his father, as a native from Corinth, and upon learning his prophecy that he will kill his father and bare children with his mother, he leaves to protect his family and save himself. When hardships in Thebes abrew, Oedipus is told he is the problem and must leave because he has fulfilled his prophecy, because of this Oedipus is fearful that anyone such as Creon is out to get him for his power. The audience witnesses Oedipus lose his sanity as he grows closer to the source to be told Laois is his father that he did indeed murder, Jocasta is his mother that he married
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