The plot of Oedipus Rex is a straightforward interpretation of a Greek myth. When the king and queen of Thebes give birth to a son, Oedipus, an oracle ( the crazy old man from the hills, tells them that their child will kill his father. To avoid this the king, Laius, orders the child to have his feet broken and then be left for dead.

The King wins his queen in a rigged poker game. The epic unfolds when the killing of oedipus is prevented by