Oedipus Rex | Dramatis Personae
Dramatis Personae
- OEDIPUS, king of Thebes
- the PRIEST of Zeus
- CREON, Oedipus’ brother-in-law
- CHORUS of the old men of Thebes
- TIRESIAS, blind prophet
- JOCASTA, wife of Oedipus, sister of Creon, widow of Laius, the former king
- MESSENGER from Corinth
- SHEPHERD of Laius, the former king (in the manuscripts called the Servant)
- SERVANT, from inside the house (in the manuscripts the Second Messenger or Messenger from the House)
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