Why Is Oedipus Cursed?
Why Is Oedipus Cursed? In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is cursed because of his father’s bad behavior. Although his father, Laius, was saved as a child by Pelops, the king of Pisa, Laius was ungrateful and abducted the king’s son. When that son died as Laius’s captive, Laius was cursed, as were his descendants. What caused