sias and Oedipus, the setting, allusion, as well as the unpredictable outcome, leave the reader absorbed in the content of the play. The reader eagerly anticipates the fate and struggle of Oedipus, as he journeys towards the awareness that will consume him. .Work CitedSophocles. "Oedipus Rex", Masterpieces of the Drama, 4th ed.Eds. Alexander W. Allison, Arthur J. Carr. Arthur M. Eastman. New York: Macmillan, 1979. ...