Oedipus Rex is a wonderful play for everyone to watch. There have been many kings and they all are disposed usually by rebellions or old age. During a day in Greece ancient past, Oedipus the King gouged out his eyes of his own volition and asked to be banished to a land far off. Why did he do so"

The play or the script answers all your questions and more. It is a tragic story of a king who by a series of events seemingly beyond his control is reduced to a blind widower. It brings about sadness and pity for one of such high stature to be reduced to such a poor stage.

The story begins when Oedipus finds his city suffering from the plague. In the hope of lifting the plague, he sends his brother to find the oracle. He then finds out once the murderer...