Peripeteia is the most powerful part of the play, where a sudden reversal of a fortune occurs. It occurs in the play “Oedipus the king”, when the messenger arrives to tell Oedipus that his father has died. Once hearing this he is surprised and believes the prophecy has been broken. However, with this news comes more news, the messenger tells Oedipus that his father was his step-father. The messenger explains that he found Oedipus as a child on a hill with his feet tied up. As more and more information comes out, Oedipus wife/mother rushes out and Oedipus puts the pieces together that his father put on that hill to avoid the prophecy. However, it failed and the prophecy happened. This is called anagnorisis when a character makes a huge discovery,
