What are the exposition, complication, climax, and denouement in Sophocles's Oedipus the King?

The plot structure of , written byand first performed around 429
BCE, is fundamentally linked to the essential elements ofand the tragic hero's journey through
the play.

The of a play is the background information
that the audience is given, usually at the beginning of the play, that helps them to understand
the play as unfolds.

In Rex, this information is
provided by the Priest, who represents the people of Thebes who have come to Oedipus to ask him
for his help, and by Oedipus himself. The Priest tells Oedipus that there is a blight on the
harvest and on the animals, and the people are suffering from a devastating plague. The Priest
says that Oedipus saved the city once before, and the people are asking him to do it
again.

Oedipus responds that he knows about the suffering of the Theban
people, and he's already sentto the Oracle at Delphi to discover the reason for the blight and
plague and to find out what Oedipus can do to alleviate his...