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What is Oedipus Rex about?

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Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King, is a play by Sophocles that examines the story of Oedipus—the king of Thebes—who tries to escape his fate but ends up fulfilling it. He discovers he has killed his father, King Laius, and married his mother, Jocasta. The play was performed sometime between 430 and 426 bce.