Oedipus Tyrannus

Sophocles

Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 1: The Oedipus Tyrannus. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1887.

  1. You must know then, that it was said to be his own child. But your lady within could say best how these matters lie.
Oedipus
  1. How? Did she give it to you?
Servant
  1. Yes, my lord.
Oedipus
  1. For what purpose?