Question

What is the piece of information that makes oedipus suspect himself? What does his confession of what happened on the highway tell us about his character that we didn't know before? Cite text evidence

Answer 1

When Oedipus' wife, Jocasta, tells the narrative of how King Laius was killed, Oedipus begins to think that he committed the crime. When Oedipus hears Jocasta's narrative and gets her replies to his queries regarding the murder, he realizes he's the one who did it.