In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus is the protagonist. ... He pleads with King Theseus to allow him to reside in the city. ... Oedipus" extended curse against his two sons embodies these two conflicting forces in the climax. ... The final denouement of Oedipus at Colonus is Oedipus" death in solitude. ... In the first of the trilogy, Oedipus the King commits a heinous crime and is banished from his own city-state. ...

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