"And those who disobey, I'll ask the gods to curse, with fields that never sprout and wombs that never flower..." -p.16
This Quote is ironic because Oedipus, although he doesn't know it yet is cursing himself. It is also ironic because he is basically wishing nothing but malice to the kingdom that he is ruling. The citizens of the kingdom probably disagree in his approach of finding the murderer. The Greeks who are familiar with the myth would find this ironic because they know that Oedipus is basically setting up a perfect trap for his death, he could have just let it go.
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