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Oedipus is full of guilt, and cannot stand to stay in Thebes, so he begs Creon to exile him. Oedipus hugs his daughters for the last time then asks Creon to take care of them as his own.
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She commits suicide in her room. Oedipus finds her and weeps, then takes a metal rod and gouges his eyes out.
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At the very end of Part 3, the shepherd tells the story about how Jocasta gave Oedipus to one of her servants who took him up to a mountain to kill him, but the servant did not have the heart to, so he gave Oedipus to the shepherd, who gave him to the King.
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The messenger tells Oedipus about how he was found by the shepherd and brought to King Polybus.
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A messenger from Corinth comes to Thebes to inform Oedipus that the people of Corinth want him to be their new King.
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Oedipus and Creon argue about if Tiresias is speaking the truth.
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Tiresias reveals that Oedipus is the man who killed his own father. This came about when Oedipus called on Tiresias to tell them who killed Laius.
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Creon goes to the Oracle to find wisdom about what they need to do to get the plague to vanish. Oedipus calls on the wise prophet Tiresias.
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The reward for solving the riddle of the Sphynx is becoming king.
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Jocasta gives birth to two boys and two girls
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On the way to Thebes, Oedipus comes across a group of men. Out of anger, Oedipus kills all of the men, except one. As it turns out, Oedipus killed his real father, King Laius.
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There is a prophecy that Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent this from happening, Oedipus runs away from Corinth.
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The shepherd takes the baby to the King and Queen since they are not able to have children.
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A shepherd finds Oedipus on a hillside in Corinth
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