In the detective- fiction play, Oedipus Rex, and the comedy play of Waiting for Godot, a social issue has a different meaning on each of them. ... Whoever killed King Laios might-who knows?... By averaging the murdered king I protect myself." The existence of dependence in this scene lies on the fact that Oedipus really needs to know who was the individual that killed King Laios, in order to bring peace to his environment. When Oedipus starts to get closer to the truth, he then realizes that he was the one who killed King Laios because of the given circumstances. ...

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