Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus (English) (XML Header) [genre: poetry; drama; tragedy] [word count] [lemma count] [Soph. OC].
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Chorus

Cursed man! What of this? Did you commit the murder—

Oedipus

What now? What would you learn?

Chorus

—Of your father?

Oedipus

Oh! oh! a second stab—wound on wound!

Chorus

545You killed—

Oedipus

I killed—yet I have a plea—

Chorus

What can you plead?

Oedipus

—A plea of justice.

Chorus

What?

Oedipus

I will tell you: I killed in ignorance and perished utterly. Pure before the law, without knowledge of my act, I have come to this!



Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus (English) (XML Header) [genre: poetry; drama; tragedy] [word count] [lemma count] [Soph. OC].
<<Soph. OC 534 Soph. OC 542 (Greek) >>Soph. OC 549

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