# Hospitality and Exile in Oedipus at Colonus

> Theme guide for Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles.

The play contrasts the inhospitable treatment Oedipus receives from Thebes with the protective hospitality offered by Athens and Theseus, highlighting the moral duty to shelter strangers.

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