Oedipus the King

What does Oedipus do when he see Jocasta hanging herself?

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Oedipus cut down Jocasta's body and lay her on the ground. He took the golden brooches from her robes and stabbed out his own eyes with them, so that he could no longer see suffering. Oedipus has vowed to banish himself from Thebes.

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Oedipus the King