Blindness in Oedipus Rex
In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King", one of the main themes is blindness. The author uses physical blindness, as well as intellectual blindness to illustrate Oedipus' status In the beginning of the play, Oedipus has perfect physical vision. However, he is "blind" and ignorant to the truth about himself and his past. He desperately wants to "see", but he cannot. This is exemplified in the play when Oedipus states that "once more
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Approximate Word count = 354
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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