Multiple Choice
Why did Oedipus come to such a tragic end in OedipusRex?
A) because he killed his father and married his mother.
B) because, like all other human beings, he is subject to peripeteia-no matter how much he tries to do what is right.
C) because he didn't understand the Sphinx's riddle
D) because he didn't respect his mother.
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