Yes, "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) is the prototype of theater in the West.
Specifically, the term prototype describes the beginning of a stereotype because it sets the mold. The goal of theater is to entertain and/or teach. The play meets both purposes, as recognized by just about every dramatic analyst and dramatist from Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 323 B.C.E.) through William Shakespeare (Baptized April 26, 1564 - April 23, 1616) to Eugene O'Neill (October 16, 1888 - November 27, 1953) and on to the present day.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Oedipus' self-blinding is the spectacle in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term spectacles describes something unusual. The description fits Theban King Oedipus' self-mutilation. Oedipus blinding himself is one of the most unusual events in the play and in fact in entire theater history.
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Oedipus Rex is part of a four part collection of plays, three tradgedies and a comedy. We do not have the Comedy but the three tradgedies are "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
Oedipus
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
Before I answer this question, what does Oedipus Rex means?