Oedipus Rex, Yeonsoo Kim

I have read the story of Oedipus Rex before. When I read it first, I felt bad for every single character in the story. In my point of view, they were all victims for themselves. King Laius tried to avoid his fate learned from the oracle, but due to his blunder on Chrysippus in the past, he gets paid back with death. And even he ordered the queen who is Oedipus’ mother to kill their own son. For me, Oedipus does not deserve any punishment, but he curses himself and harms his own body at the end. I guess all these tragedies really focus on the ethic so that people would learn from those and fear for the sin.