“Oedipus the King”

In the play "Oedipus the King," it begins with a tragic occurrence as well as ends with one. The play centers around a horrible plaque that has struck the city of Thebes. Throughout the play Oedipus tries to save the city and his people by searching for the cause of the plaque. I found this play to be an interesting piece of work, even though the reader is really able to figure out what will happen at the end. The play also revolves around prophecies, for example, Oedipus was abandoned by his mother and father. This was because a prophecy warned that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. It is ironic how Oedipus left Corinth to avoid this tragic occurrence, however in his trail he killed a man not realizing that it was his father.