Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King
What do you know about the Delphic oracle? What function does it do in the play?
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The Oracle is a mouthpiece for the gods. The Oracle drives the plot by commanding, “Drive out a pollution…. Grown ingrained within the land” (98-9) - namely the murderer of Laius.
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Oedipus the King
