The
difference between the reality of s actions versus the appearance is central to the story. In
it, Oedipus does many things that seem to be relatively straightforward, when in reality, they
are twisted and all correlated to the prophecy of the Oracle.
For instance,
when Oedipus kills the man on the road, it seems like a standard case of road rage and an
argument gone bad. However, we later (much later) learn that this man was his father and that he
had killed the King, as stated in the prophecy.
After that, he goes on to
marry the Queen, as he has saved the city from the Sphinx. This appears straightforward but in
reality is another aspect of the Prophecyhe has married his mother.
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