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It is for leaving Laius' murder unsolved that Oedipus criticizes his subjects in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Oedipus becomes aware of a pestilence afflicting the children, crops and livestock of Thebes. He also finds out that it is caused by the unsolved murder of King Laius, his royal predecessor and his wife Queen Jocasta's first husband. Oedipus lets his people know that he strongly disapproves of their disrespecting a prior king and neglecting mandatory purification procedures.

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