Oedipus_Rex

Oedipus Rex In The Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles as found in Literature and Righting : The Human Experience ; Edited by Richard Abcacian, Marvin Klotz with Peter Richardson, St. Martins Press Inc. NY. 1998, one of the themes is blindness. Not just fisical but emotional and even intelectual in some ways. The issue of blindness in the story could be interpreted in different ways, depending on the situations that present themselfs during the development of the plot. For example, in certain situations it can be portrayed as Oedipus’s ability to see and in others as his willingness to do so. On the other hand Teresias, who is for a fact a. blind man, chose to keep his will to see, as he is clarivoyant. This just reaffirms Oedipus as a man ignorant to the true appearance of things - this blind man can "see" the truth about Oedipus, yet Oedipus, in all of his physical perfection, cannot. As the story evolves it is apparent that Oedipus learns oedipus, rex, one, fate, teresias, man, life, chose, blindness, ways, true, things, surprises, story, situations, play, physical, just, even, during, comes, cannot, blind, yet, years, without, within, willingness, while, whatever, way, wanting, uncertainty, try, truth, tries