The protagonist of this play decides to die on Mount Cithaeron, and accuses Tiresias of plotting against him. Before the action of this play, the title character had killed a man in a chariot who offended him. The title chara
The protagonist of this play decides to die on Mount Cithaeron, and accuses Tiresias of plotting against him. Before the action of this play, the title character had killed a man in a chariot who offended him. The title character believes himself to be the son of Polybus and Merope, and he deforms himself with a pair of golden brooches. The title character's wife hangs herself by her own hair after learning the cause of a pestilence afflicting Thebes. For 10 points, identify this play about a man who kills his father and has sex with his mother, Jocasta, a play by Sophocles.
The protagonist of this play decides to die on Mount Cithaeron, and accuses Tiresias of plotting against him.