Oedipus Rex Blindess

Blindness in Oedipus the King People can be ““blinded”” to the truth. The answer to their question or solution to their problem may have been obvious. Yet, they could not "see" the answer. They were blinded to the truth. Associations have been made between being blind and enlightened. A blind person is said to have powers to see invisible things. They "see" into the future. The blind may not have physical sight, but they have …showed first 75 words of 1888 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1888 total…bringing to justice of Laius' killer will rid the city of its plague, he sets out on a path to track down the killer. Oedipus begins cursing the killer of Laius (in reality himself), and proclaims:- "I mean to fight for him now, as I would fight For my own father..." This is very ironic, as Oedipus' father is in fact Laius: so Oedipus is fighting for his own father. Oedipus' determination for tr...