That he will carry out execution or exile even if the guilty is found to be a member of the royal household is the vow that Oedipus makes and that eventually disproves him in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the Delphic oracle advises that the pestilence in Thebes will end only with the identification and punishment by execution or exile of the guilty in Theban King Laius' murder. King Oedipus expands on divine will. He extends the punishment to those who have but do not share information and those who harbor or help the guilty. He makes the promise to carry the punishment out even if he finds the guilty to be a member of his own royal household. He turns out to be Laius' killer. His pronouncement wrenches from him all possibility of immunity or pardon for the extenuating circumstance of self-defense.
"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'.
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
"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'.
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".
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
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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?
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