Whats a good example of situational irony in oedipus the king?

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Oedipus the King  

Fate punishes the proud and the insolent with ironic outcomes terrible to behold. Oedipus as king of Thebes exhibits great pride (hubris) that blinds his ability to accept the truth. By contrast, the blind prophet Teiresias readily "sees" the truth.  

The bigger they are, they harder they fall. Thanks to whims of fate and his own pride and arrogance, Oedipus, a great and mighty king, tumbles headlong into an abyss of humiliation, grief, and remorse in a single day.

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Oedipus the King – Sophocles

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