# Suffering and Redemption in Oedipus Rex

> Theme guide for Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

The plague on Thebes and Oedipus's personal agony—including Jocasta's suicide and his self-blinding—serve as both punishment for his unwitting crimes and a path to purification, suggesting that suffering can lead to moral clarity.

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