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Oedipus the kingCharacter: Oedipus TeiresiasIocaste Laius Priest Creon OedipusPriestCreonTiresiasJocastaMessengerShepherdSecond MessengerMain idea: Oedipus, a man who becomes the king of Thebes while in the process unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would murder his father Laius and marry his mother Iocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy, noticeably containing an emphasis on how Oedipuss own faults contribute to the tragic heros downfall, as opposed to having fate be the sole cause. Sight and blindness[edit]Literal and metaphorical references to eyesight appear throughout