Oedipus stumble off away from the palace. no living human being, will cross my path. are witheringâmen now set them aside. Rid this shame born by the murdered king. Leave the lady to enjoy her noble line. Let his relatives and the relatives of them, see and hear his suffering. I wish you well. In the name of all the gods, tell me. Born right here! Where is my voice being cast? I did not fully understand your words. You spat upon it with cold and uncaring heart! the death I suffer will be even worse. 10 [750] What man is there, what human being, Take me, the utter wretch, the worst cursed, the most hated of all mortals. He bangs at the door from within with his staff until the door opens. I will not approve of any man It seems to me the man is trying to stall. My hopes are fluttering here and there, to the sacred stone, earthâs very centre. Come, kind sir, accept them. 1476. pray that you may live as best you can Oh! The other groups Yes, I heard as much. Enter Shepherd with two of Oedipus’ servants. Pay Creon due respect. He ran away. and, like a fool, profanes the sacred. how Oedipus, for all his fame as a man of knowledge, is ignorant about his He began the trip, For a Rich Text or PDF Format of this text, use the following links: Oedipus the King [RTF] or Oedipus the King [PDF] TRANSLATOR'S NOTE [1300] Soon you will see But nonetheless, your fatherâs death is a great comfort to us. This is no time for such talk. You take charge of the burial of the body inside. [1250] at the hands of an infant born from me. my children, if your minds were now mature, thereâs so much I could say. 240 so I can understand you more precisely. As he moved, he kept asking us Where do you think you will hide their consequence? and thus, when I die, I shall be following Why? You have made this trouble on your own. Thereâs no point trying to sort out what he said. But you must sustain your hope until you hear 20 The whole city heard him, not just me alone. 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