In Oedipus’ case, his story started off with him being the ignorant king of the recently plagued city of Thebes. While his introduction to the plague lacked a relationship with what he learned next in regards to the manslaughter of King Laius, it served as a considerable transition over to the topic. Although it took a very long amount of time to convince Oedipus that the more recent pieces of information that he had been told were in fact true, King Laius’ death which was at the hands of Oedipus signified Oedipus’ hamartia since he had realized that he was the murderer of the former King of Thebes, thus initiating Oedipus’ destruction and profound sadness. An example of an event that contributed significantly to the destruction of Oedipus was his efforts to curse the murderer of King Laius, ironically cursing himself. From this point on, Oedipus, the supposed protector of the city of Thebes, knew less about his city as a king should have, and it was at this point that the audience knew more than the