Unraveling the Tragic Enigma

The oracle commands the people of Thebes to expel an old pollution from the city.

Creon believes they should expel the pollution because it is killing the people of Thebes and there is no cure for it.

The pollution can be expelled through exile or death.

<p>Laius was the king before Oedipus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Apollo demands revenge upon the man who killed Laius.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The murder of Laius</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By exile or by death</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because a murder brought a deadly plague upon the city</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Laius</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The man who killed him</p> Signup and view all the answers