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Quote #10
OEDIPUS. And if again, I, in my ill fortune, was revealed
--As I was revealed—to have come to blows with my father and killed him—
Comprehending nothing of what I was doing or to whom I was doing it—
How would you properly blame an involuntary act? (974-77)
This is like Oedipus’ informal day in court. He lays out the whole case, proving that he was never acting intentionally in all of the crimes that he unwittingly committed. He was fated to kill his father, fated to kills his mother, and also, unfortunately, fated to suffer the consequences of his actions.