Oedipus__King_Of_Riddles_

Oedipus: King Of Riddles' Oedipus: King Of Riddles' In Greek mythology the oracles or gods are rarely wrong in their predictions of the future. Yet the characters still try to fight the predictions. Do their personalities and traits decide their future, or does fate take its course no matter what' Oedipus was a shrewd man furnished with wit and intellect, yet his lack of insight (the ability to see and understand clearly the inner nature of himself) and his arrogance led to his demise, not fate. Oedipus's aret‚ (an exceptional ability or gift) was unravelling riddles, and solving any puzzles with ease. He had a surplus of the aptitude to look outward, but unfortunately he had a deficiency of the ability to look inward. This talent of looking outward made him renowned for deciphering riddles and mysteries. Yet when Tiresias appears and speaks in riddles, Oedipus cannot solve them because of his lack of insight. Tiresias's riddles are clear in what they state, but Oedipus cannot understand them because he doesn't know himself well enough. Tiresias conveys, All ignorant! And I refuse to link my utterance with a downfall such as yours.(Pg.42) At this point in the play, Oedipus still cannot perceive who the oedipus, riddles, himself, tiresias, tiresias's, because, arrogance, ability, truth, solve, oedipus's, lack, cannot, yet, wrong, understand, man, insight, accept, walks, two, sphinx, solved, simply, riddle, puzzles, puzzle, pride, predictions, own, outward, oliver, mysteries, murderer, matter, look