In the end Oedipus can only reflect on whether things could have been different if he had seen the truth earlier. Without the search for Laius' killer, Oedipus may never know the truth of his life. Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother only to realize that his children are his brothers. In horror and despair, he gouges out his eyes and is exiled from Thebes. (shmoop editorial team) Oedipus is actually the son of Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. So he is a nobleman in the simplest sense; that is, his parents were themselves royal. Secondly, Oedipus himself believes himself to be the son of Polybus and Merope, king and queen of Corinth. (upenn) with all the events that happened Oedipus is undeniably a tragic hero. The story leaves the reader free to escape them