... out laios is killed, threatening the killer to a severe punishment. He doesn't know, however, that is was actually him that killed him until later. Oedipus' unyielding desire to uncover the truth about Laius' murder and the mystery surrounding his own birth, led him to the tragic realization of his horrific deeds. ... his wife's pleading. For it is in his own vain that he must solve the final riddle of his own life. At the end of this tragic story, when Oedipus gouges out his eyes, it shows his willingness to accept his responsibility. He fulfills his punishment to the killer of Laios .....

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... ultimately, is to cause the protagonists to feel guilt or remorse. For instance, the King of Oedipus from the famous tragedy plays "Oedipus Rex,"" retold by John Bennett and Moira Kerr, and the King of Creon from the plays " ... heroes can suffer from different degrees of remorse due to the consequences they have received. It is obvious that Oedipus exhibits a higher degree of remorse, not only through the suffering of his relatives and severe physical punishments, ... , I killed him. Lead me away, away. I live no longer " (Watling 16). Compare to Creon, Oedipus, who feels himself as "bl...

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