THEMES IN OEDIPUS THE KING
BLINDNESS
YOU LIVE IN ENDLESS
DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT, SO
YOU CAN NEVER INJURE ME
OR ANY MAN WHO CAN
GLIMPSE DAYLIGHT.
YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO INSULT MY
BLINDNESS—YOU HAVE YOUR
EYESIGHT, AND YOU DO NOT SEE
HOW MISERABLE YOU ARE…
I AM AFRAID, FULL OF TERRIBLE FEARS
THE PROPHET SEES.
THE SCARS ON OEDIPUS’ FEET
THEY HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT HE
HAS BEEN MARKED FOR SUFFERING
FROM THE MOMENT OF HIS BIRTH.
THEY ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE IRONY OF
OEDIPUS’ IGNORANCE.
THE CROSSROADS
CROSSROADS ARE A TRADITIONAL
SYMBOL OF CHOICE IN LITERATURE.
YOU COME TO AN INTERSECTION
AND YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH
WAY TO GO.
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