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Oedipus Rex: The Punishment of the King
At the end of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, king of Thebes, ends
up banished forever from his kingdom. Additionally, Oedipus physically puts
out his own eyes, for several reasons which will be discussed later. The
question is: Did Oedipus deserve his punishments? There are many factors
that must be considered in answering this, including how Oedipus himself
felt about his ....
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.... Oedipus' only goal was to stop
the plague and by leaving, he has accomplished that goal. Banishment was
the only choice.
But what exactly was Oedipus being punished for? Even after re-
reading the play, this still seems to be a gray area. Incest? Immoral, to
be sure, but Oedipus was obviously ignorant to his actions, and to my
knowledge, in Sophoclean times, there was no written law against it and
therefore no punishment for it. Oedipus' punishment may have been for
killing Lai ....
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