Oedipus the King..or Oedipus the Blind!

Oedipus the Blind In Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King, one of the main themes 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 uncertain. It can be broken down into two components, Oedipus's ability to "see" and his willingness to "see". In the beginning of the play, Oedipus has perfect …

…by the Choragos can be a lesson to all of us. "No mortal eyes but looked on him with envy, / Yet in the end ruin swept over him. / Let every man in mankind's frailty/ Consider his last day; and let none / Presume on his good fortune until he find / Life, at his death, a memory without pain." (1475-1480). Even the greatest of men can crumble to ruins; all humans are subject to suffering and pain.