Who Was To Blame In Sophocles Oedipus The King

Sophocles a playwright is praised for not only introducing the third character in Greek theatre but is also known for his famous play Oedipus.Rex which depicts Oedipus, the king of Thebes in Ancient Greece, must find and punish the old king’s killer. But tragically brings on his downfall while uncovering the killer and lunges himself right into the prophecy, where he is going to kill his father and lay with his mother, that he tried to avoid. Plays such as this one contributed to Greek society by teaching lessons to the people. In Oedipus.Rex, he later found out the prophecy came true and must be punished for killing his father, but Oedipus is innocent of these crimes because of several reasons.
Oedipus didn’t know his real parents. For most