Later Polyneices comes to reconcile with Oedipus and to ask for assistance in attacking Thebes, but Oedipus curses him for mistreating him in the past and for banishing him from Thebes. When Creon comes and captures Ismene and threatens to attack Oedipus, Theseus comes to Oedipus's aid and successfully overpowers Creon and the Thebans. Theseus, king of Athens, meets and befriends Oedipus, sympathizing with him and offering him citizenship of Athens. Oedipus strongly criticizes his sons, however, for mistreating him in the past, and refuses to comply with Creon's request for him to be buried at the border of Thebes, due to an oracle giving power to the city at which Oedipus is buried.
Ismene comes to tell Oedipus that Eteocles has seized the throne of Thebes and banished his older brother Polyneices from the city. Oedipus is old and blind, and requires the assistance of his daughters. Oedipus at Colonus continues the story of Oedipus as he travels to Colonus with his daughter, Antigone. Oedipus at Colonus Main article: Oedipus at Colonus Creon agrees to take care of his daughters, Antigone and Ismene, while Oedipus exiles himself from Thebes, never to come back again. Iocasta hangs herself in shame, and Oedipus gouges his eyes out as a result of his guilt. Oedipus ended up killing its rider, which was actually Laius.Ī shepherd later comes to reveal his part of the puzzle, effectively proving the oracle to be true after all. To prevent this from coming true Oedipus left Corinth, but during the road trip he encountered a carriage that attempted to overtake him. He remembers that at Corinth he received a prophecy by an oracle that he was to murder his father and sleep with his mother. Oedipus's wife Iocasta later comes to calm Oedipus, convincing him that the prophecy probably wasn't true.Īs they converse with each other Oedipus starts to realize a terrifying possibility that Teiresias might have actually been correct: Laius's murder took place at a crossroads, and earlier Oedipus was at a crossroads.
Furious at this accusation, Oedipus lashes out against Creon, believing he was attempting to undermine his power. Oedipus consults with the blind prophet Teiresias to learn the truth however, Teiresias asserts that the murderer was actually Oedipus himself.
Creon informs Oedipus that the cause was the result of the fact that the murderer of Laius has not been caught Oedipus thus urges anyone who has information regarding the murder to tell him immediately. Oedipus is informed of a plague hitting upon the citizens of Thebes. Oedipus Rex is the first story featured in the book, and its main plot involves the story of Oedipus's realization of his fulfillment of a prophecy he received. There are three different plays that are featured, as follows: The book chronicles the story of Oedipus, king of Thebes.
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