Oedipus Rex The Hero

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Teiresias, the shephard, the messenger, and his own wife advise him not to continue his investigation. When Jocaste pleads with him to stop the search, Oedipus he demands that she let him continue. These show signs of a true hero. Oedipus put the benefit of his own land before he did...
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If Oedipus had any thoughts that he could be the murderer, it didn't matter to him. He would not give up until he fufiled his promise to find the murderer. When the shephard who found Oedipus confirmed that Oedipus had killed his father, and indeed married his mother, Oedipus was clearly destroyed...
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