Oedipus Rex

In the story Oedipus the King, the main character Oedipus, is given away by his parents because of the bad prophecies that were given by the oracles. In the story Oedipus takes the kingdom of Thebes after he solves the Sphinx’s riddle. Throughout Oedipus’s rule, he is in constant search of his parents and who they are. Oedipus will stop at nothing to find out who his parents are even if it ruins his life. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the “blindness and sight”, that the author Sophocles has put in this story through his characters.
About halfway through the story Oedipus sends messengers out to get a person who supposedly can see the visions of Apollo. When Theresias comes in, Oedipus is taken aback by that fact that Theresias is physically blinded. However the chorus says that he is still wise, and sees the visions of Apollo. Oedipus becomes very angry at Theresias after he starts accusing Oedipus of killing King Laius. Oedipus then remarks bac...