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This is the first 1,000 characters of 781 words (3.12 pages) in the essay titled Blind Oedipus In Oedipus The King by Sophocles, we see a man, Oedipus, who can see but cannot see at the same time. Oedipus has been chosen to look for the murderer of the former king, Laius. Little does he know that he, a few years prior, was the one who killed king Laius. He has also been destined to kill his father and marry his mother, which he knows he s destined but does not see that he already has. There are many factors in the story that give Oedipus hints and clues that tell him that he killed king Laius, his father, and married his mother Jocasta.The elders suggest that Oedipus consult the blind prophet Tiresias. Tiresias will tell Oedipus the truth on who killed Laius. When Tiresias arrives, Oedipus asks him to tell him who killed Laius. Tiresias tells Oedipus that he cannot tell because he would not like the answer that he is going to give, but Oedipus orders him too speak. Tiresias tries telling Oedipus discretely that he is the killer, but Oedipus cannot see because he is blind to see the truth. Finally Tiresias comes out and says to Oedipus that he is the killer. Tiresias says I say you are the murderer you hunt (line 413), but Oedipus still refuses to see that he is killer and mocks Tiresias because he cannot see and science he cant see he is lying. Tiresias even says that Oedipus is the blind one that cant see what is going on, he says so, you mock my blindness? Let me tell you this. You with your precious eyes, you re blind to the corruption of your l... |
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Keywords: oedipus the king by sophocles, oedipus the king, tiresias, discretely, jocasta, see the truth, murderer, destined, blind prophet, blind to see, precious eyes, flesh and blood, mocks, living here, scourge