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Stabbing his eyes (heal himself and everyone else). He purifies himself, he must suffer for the pain that he caused the city. He does not kill himself because he will not suffer. He wants to suffer like the city did. By doing this, he evokes pity and fear from the audience as well

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Q: How does the play Oedipus the King provide a catharsis?
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