This image captures the moment when Oedipus is being exiled out of the city of Thebes. It is important to note that Antigone is helping her father out of the city. The reason behind his fate lies with himself. Oedipus, knowing that before his knowledge of his birth and role in the prophesy, claimed that he would exiled the murderer of the old King. Acknowledging his fault and guilt in what occurred, Although he is the new King, he sentences himself to the exile he would have gladly given to someone else.
Work Cited:
"Oedipus Excile." The Archive Web Gallery. Web. 1 Nov 2010. <http://www.artchive.com/web_gallery/E/Eugene-Ernest-Hillemacher/Oedipus-and-Antigone-being-exiled-to-Thebes.html>.
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