| A. | Oedipus places a curse on the (then-unknown) killer of Laius. |
| B | Jocasta and Oedipus have children together. |
| C. | A drunken man tells Oedipus that Polybus is not actually his father. |
| D. | The investigation into Laius's death is cut short by a plague. |
| E. | Jocasta reports that Laius was told that his son would kill him. |
| F. | A baby is bound by the feet and is taken to be abandoned on a mountain. |
| G. | Oedipus is told his fate by an oracle at Delphi. |
| H. | Oedipus defeats the Sphinx and becomes king of Corinth. |
| I. | Teiresias is accused of being part of a conspiracy against Oedipus. |
| J. | Teiresias tells Oedipus that Oedipus himself is the killer of Laius. |
| K. | Jocasta tells Oedipus that Creon has always wanted the throne. |
| L. | A shepherd from Thebes gives a baby to a man from Corinth. |
| M. | Oedipus is relieved to hear that Laius was killed by many attackers. |
| N. | Oedipus says he may have killed Laius, and, in the same breath, names Polybus as his father. |
| O, | The survivor of the attack on Laius asks to work as a shepherd. |
| P. | Oedipus asks for the prophet Teiresias to be sent to him. |
| Q. | Oedipus leaves Corinth and does not return. |
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
_Oedipus Rex_ events list
Three of these do not occur in the play. Remove those from the list and correct them before putting the other events in the correct order. (And please pardon the wonky formatting.)
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