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blindness in oedipus rex
Title: blindness in oedipus rex
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 400 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
blindness in oedipus rex
Blindness in Oedipus Rex
One of the main underlying themes in Oedipus Rex is blindness. Not just physical blindness, but intellectual blindness as well. The blindness issue is an effective contrasting method for Oedipus at different points in the play. Simply saying "blindness", however, is a little ambiguous. It can be broken down into two components: Oedipus's ability to "see" (ignorance or lack thereof), and his willingness to "see". The word "see" can be used …showed first 75 words of 400 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 400 total…final speech given by the Choragos can be a lesson to us all. It basically says that even the greatest of men can crumble to ruins; all humans are subject to suffering and pain.
The Choragos leaves us with what was perhaps the origin of the quote from the eternal Yogi Beara: "It ain't over till it's over". Don't become accustomed to good fortune until, at death, you can recall only good memories of life.
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