Throughout the story Oedipus searches for his identity, and the answers to his questions are visible to the audience, but not to Oedipus. ... Oedipus, later on, says to Teiresias, "Oedipus, the simple man, who knows nothing " - in line 383. ... Later when discovering the story of his birth, Oedipus asks, "How could I not be glad to know my birth?... The combination of our previous knowledge of the story and Sophocles's use of irony helps to develop the play, and not only allows Oedipus to understand his search for truth, but also for the rest of us to understand our own search. Mu...

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• Grade Level: High School