The MOST COMPLEX SENTENCE EVER!!! DO U THINK U CAN UNDERSTAND iT?

Question

pLEASE HELP ME THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE IS THE MOST COMPLEX SENTENCE EVER, FOR MY ENGLISH TEACHER HOW CAN I CORRECT IT ( MAKE IT MORE UNDRSTANDABLE?)????-----------------------------------------------
'''The event that was significant to the second tragedy of the play, which is the marriage of Oedipus and his mother, is the kingship of Oedipus as a reward of saving the Thebes from sphinx. '''''

Answer 1

When King Oedipus of Thebes learned that he had killed his father and married his widowed mother, he abdicated his throne out of guilt.

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Answer 2

The second tragedy of the play was the marriage of Oedipus and his mother. The event that was significant to this is the kingship of Oedipus as a reward for saving the Thebes from the sphinx.

You can see that I didn't feel constrained to keep it as one sentence. Sometimes smaller is better.

Hope that helps!

Jen

Answer 3

The event that was significant to the second tragedy of the play is the kingship of Oedipus as a reward of saving the Thebes from sphinx; which is the marriage of Oedipus and his mother .

Answer 4

Okay basically it is this: the marriage of Oedipus and his mother is the second tradgedy of the play and the event that was significant to this was the kingship of Oedipus as a reward of saving Thebes from sphinx.

Answer 5

"The second tragedy of the play is the marriage of Oedipus and his mother and the event that was significant is the kingship of Oedipus as a reward of saving the Thebes from sphinx. '''''

Answer 6

Oedipus kills his antagonist, and that antagonist is his father. Then he delivers Thebes from the scourge of the Sphinx and receives the hand of Queen and becomes King, as reward.