Sophocle's Oedipus

Title: Sophocle's Oedipus
Category: Literature / English | Words: 1402 | Pages: 6.0 (approximately 235 words/page)

Sophocle's Oedipus

Oedipus’ Guilt vs. Innocence Many say that the story of Oedipus, written by Sophocles, is argumentative between the ideas of innocence and guilt of the main character, Oedipus. The actual killing of the King of Thebes, Laius and his four servants might be an extreme display of Oedipus’ murderous temperament, and his dealings of incest with the Queen Jocasta may also seem blameworthy; but his lack of knowledge of the fact they were his parents …showed first 75 words of 1402 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1402 total…the truth. Oedipus would have solved Tiresias’ riddles instantaneously if it were not for his pride and lack of insight. Finally the truth is forced on Oedipus with outstanding evidence, presented by the messenger and the shepherd, so he must accept his destiny. Was he not able to solve Tiresias’ riddles because his arrogance would not allow him to, or did he recognize the answers immediately, his vanity not allowing him to acknowledge the truth?

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