... is not, however one looks at it, guilty of any wicked or heinous crimes that deserve such harsh punishment by the gods. Aristotle chooses to use Oedipus as an example of the perfect tragedy in his writing Poetics. It has been questioned whether or not Aristotle manipulated Oedipus to fit his mold, or ... this question, but is told that he is doomed to kill his father and then marry his mother. Oedipus is determined to avoid this fate. He sets out in the direction of Thebes. In a sudden quarrel at a crossroad, Oedipus kills an older man and his men, except for one who flees. When he reache...

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