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King Oedipus By Sophocles
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.... does the blindness appear physically, but also egotistically as he refuses to acknowledge the possibility of him actually being the murderer of Laius, the former King of Thebes. Coincidentally, he is also Oedipus’s biological father. The use of light and dark in the play is strategically applied in order to better u.... Part 2 of Paper
....ws” he didn’t commit. In response Teiresias argues, “You are please to mock my blindness. Have you eyes, and do not see your own damnation? Eyes and cannot see what company you keep.” This is a pivotal component to the irony behind the idea of blindness throughout the play. Although Teiresias is physically blind, he is able to accept and “see” the truth, while Oedipus physically being able to see is left in the dark rejecting truth. The blindness of Oedipus leads to the darkness of T.... |
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