Koning Oedipus, van Sophocles: tragedie

Thebes lies under a relentless plague, and its people look to their ruler for salvation. King Oedipus, famed for having solved the riddle of the Sphinx, vows to uncover the cause of the disaster and restore the city’s health. He summons the blind prophet Tiresias, whose cryptic accusation that the king himself is the source of the curse unsettles the court.

Driven by a fierce need for answers, Oedipyrus begins to probe the dark corners of his own history, recalling a long‑ago exile and a forgotten murder. As he questions his trusted advisors and confronts his wife‑queen Jocasta, whispers of an unsolved crime surface, suggesting that the very fate he fights to defeat may be bound to his own past deeds. The tension rises as Oedipus grapples with the frightening prospect that his quest for truth could reveal a tragedy far deeper than any plague.