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Present :The people of Thebes going to ask Oedipus the King to save them from the plague
Past: Oedipus had solved the Sphinx’s riddle and saved the City of Thebes, ending the monster’s control over it.
Present: The blind prophet Teiresias telling Oedipus that he was the reason behind the city’s plague.
Present: Oedipus and Creon arguing after Oedipus accuses him of conspiring with Teiresias to rob him of the crown.
Present: Jocasta and Oedipus discussing the prophecy and how they had cheated fate.
Present: The messenger from Corinth telling Oedipus how he had rescued him as a child and taken him to King Polybus. The shepherd was brought to corroborate the story.
Past: Oedipus’ altercation at the crossroads. It was during this incident that he unknowingly killed his father, King Laius.
Present: Oedipus stabs his eyes when he realizes that he has not escaped the Oracle’s prophecy.