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Sophocles King Oedipus Blindness, Tragic Irony, Three Way Cross - Roads, Swollen Ankles ENG2D7 - Ms. Yasin

King Oedipus - Blindness

King Oedipus - Blindness Oedipus is famed for his quick sightedness and comprehension, however when he learns of the truth that he has been blinded from for many years, he decides to blind himself. ..."Where is there any beauty For me to see? Where loveliness of sight or sound? Away!"... (Sophocles 63)

King Oedipus - Blindness Teiresias is blind yet he can see farther than others. ..."I know, as you do not, that you are living in sinful union with the one you love, living in ignorance of your own undoing"... (36)

The Blind Prophet - Teiresias

Blindness - What is this saying about Human Emotion?? Lets look at some of the twitter quotes.... twitter.com/KingOedipus209 Human beings can demonstrate remarkable potential, intellectual powers and insight. The capacity for human knowledge is great, even the smartest human being is liable to error. This can also suggest that the human capability for knowledge is ultimately quite limited and unreliable.

King Oedipus - Tragic Irony When Oedipus and Jocasta hear the story of how Liaus was killed, neither of then can face the possibility of what the truth means to them. This point calls the whole truth seeking that Oedipus is seeking into question. Jocasta is furious ..."Doomed man! O never live to learn the truth"... (55) Oedipus demands the truth ..."Let all come out, However vile! However base it be"... (55)

How far will you go to seek the truth?? Question How far will you go to seek the truth??

King Oedipus - Three Way Cross Roads

King Oedipus - Three Way Cross Roads The cross roads are a place where a choice has to be made. Crossroads symbolize moments where decisions have to be made. But choices are still possible. Think about this in relation to the Oedipus' truth seeking quest.... and his act of self - mutilation

King Oedipus - Swollen Feet Oedipus is left with a scar since birth. His ankles are pinned together. Symbolizes the fate of Oedipus. His movements have been constrained and confined since birth. His fate has already been decreed right from his birth.

King Oedipus - Swollen Feet