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Then a terrible plague descended on the land, and the oracle proclaimed that Laius's murderer must be punished. Oedipus soon discovered that he had unknowingly killed his father. In grief and despair at her incestuous life, Jocasta killed herself, and when Oedipus realized that she was dead and that their children were accursed, he put out his eyes and resigned the throne.

A statement about the main idea of this passage could read,

“The oracle sent a message that Laius’s murderer should be punished to stop the plague.”
“Oedipus learned that his father was actually Laius, whom he had killed long ago.”
”Once Oedipus learned about his own past, he punished himself and resigned as king.”
“The people of this time consulted an oracle to determine how they should handle plagues.”

i think its B

Question

Then a terrible plague descended on the land, and the oracle proclaimed that Laius's murderer must be punished. Oedipus soon discovered that he had unknowingly killed his father. In grief and despair at her incestuous life, Jocasta killed herself, and when Oedipus realized that she was dead and that their children were accursed, he put out his eyes and resigned the throne.

A statement about the main idea of this passage could read,

“The oracle sent a message that Laius’s murderer should be punished to stop the plague.”
 “Oedipus learned that his father was actually Laius, whom he had killed long ago.”
 ”Once Oedipus learned about his own past, he punished himself and resigned as king.”
 “The people of this time consulted an oracle to determine how they should handle plagues.”

i think its B