Creon finds Oedipus outside his castle. He forgave Oedipus for his previous accusations and requested that he go inside so that he would not make himself a public mockery. (It wouldn't have mattered anyway because I was already there.) Oedipus thanks Creon for his grace, but requests to be exiled and brought to the mountains. Creon agrees, but tells Oedipus that every detail must be approved by the gods. Oedipus embraces exile. He tells Creon that his sons are old enough to take care of themselves, but he requests that he take care of his two daughters whom he requests to "see" before his departure.
He tells his girls that he is sorry for the shame he has brought them. He apologized that they will be exiled and mistreated because of his doing. He apologized that nobody will want to marry them. Creon breaks up the reunion and decided that Oedipus has shamed himself enough. His daughters were sent away and Oedipus taken to the mountains.
"Oedipus, greatest of men, has fallen, they say, and so all life is miserable, and only death can bring peace." ~ quoted from Oedipus Rex.
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