Oedipus the King

ll frightened, seeing him - The vessel's pilot, as 'twere – panic stricken."(51) The lofty language used is a fancy way of telling the reader that Oedipus has indeed fulfilled the second prophecy of the oracle.
             Aristotle also states that the purpose of a tragedy is to overall entertain the audience by uplifting it, but that the play may also have a lesson involved. The play should
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