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Oedipus Rex a play by Sophocles performed sometime between 430 and 426 BCE which marks the summit of classical Greek dramas formal achievement known for its tight construction mounting tension, and perfect use of the dramatic devices of recognition and discovery. It examines the story of
Oedipus who in attempting to flee from his fate rushes headlong to meet it. At the outset of the play Oedipus is the beloved ruler of the city of Thebes whose citizens have been stricken by a plague. Consulting the Delphic oracle Oedipus is told that the plague will cease only when the murderer of Queen Jocasta's first husband King Laius has been found and punished for his deed