Critically analyse the tragic ending scene of King Oedipus.
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The ending is tragic as the king self blinds himself and asks for his death.
- Oedipus tragic discovery was that he had killed his father and married his mother which is the subject of this tragic play.
- The final scene is significant because it depicts the title character regaining his heroic status.
- Jocasta's son/husband had learned the truth about his heinous crimes and left his home for the last time as a blind and bloodied man.
- As a punishment for his role in his country's curse, he had actually blinded himself. After being blinded by the discovery of a startling reality, Oedipus acts heroically by demanding his own exile as a punishment for killing his father.
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