# Truth and Revelation in Oedipus Rex

> Theme guide for Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

The play is structured as a detective story where Oedipus uncovers the truth about himself piece by piece, culminating in a devastating revelation that he is both the murderer he seeks and the son of the woman he married.

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