... of ignoring this chariot and going about his own business, he ended up acting on his anger and killing all of the men. Some may argue that Jocasta is responsible for Oedipus' downfall because in her efforts to save her husband from being killed, she tried to have her son murdered. However, Oedipus willingly ... with no mercy murdered the men he encountered and ignorantly ignored what Teirasias had to say. Jocasta, in no way shape or form, can be held responsible for those actions of Oedipus. She was only trying to save her husband. It is clear ... that even Oedipus sees himself as the m...

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... avoided killing anyone, and if he wanted to avoid marrying his mother, he should have never married anyone older than he. After the birth of Oedipus, his parents Lias and Jocasta, King and Queen of Thebes sentenced him to death because the oracle told them that he would kill his father and marry his mother. They were unaware of the fact ... ...

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