Oedipus, Fortunes and Knowlege

Oedipus Rex, King of Thebes, Solver of Riddles, victim to knowledge? I think the Teiresias said it best in the first scene, line 100 “How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be When there’s no help in the truth!” Oedipus failed to listen to the old saying that “Ignorance is bliss” and this having to know the truth no matter who it hurts or at what costs it comes, combined with his belief of fortune telling Oracles, is what ultimately led to his downfall.

Oedipus was born to a family whom worshiped the gods and also believed in futures being foretold. Upon finding out that they, Oedipus’s parents, where going to have a child they decided to make a trip to the Oracle. At that time the Oracle tells them that their child will kill his parents. Not wanting this to come true but too chicken to do their own dirty work Iocaste gives the child to a servant of their household to kill him. Now, how did they come to the point of feeling that this was their only option? Did they randomly and of their own accord decide to kill their child? The answer is no. By going to an Oracle to learn about what the future held and trying to save their own lives they were faced with little other optio

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Approximate Word count = 994
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)