Truth and Blindness: Oedipus Rex

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June 7, 2020
Truth and Blindness
Sophocles’ play entitled Oedipus Rex is perhaps one of the most well-known plays in literature. It follows the life, adventure, and tragedy of Oedipus, who has suffered in the end due to atrocious crimes that he committed. In this article, I would like to focus on the significance of blindness in the pursuit of truth and justice in the play. I believe that Sophocles used sight to provide a stark contrast between good and evil.
On the one hand, it could be seen that Sophocles portrayed Oedipus as a person who, despite having good eyesight, is blinded to the truth. In the story, it was shown that Oedipus was able to become the king by killing his father and taking his throne from him. He ev...