In the beginning of "Oedipus the King," Sophocles exposes how power can metaphorically blind a person. ... In Oedipus's mind he believes thieves killed King Laius which is what he is told. ... But then the denial state of mind blocks him from sight once again, "I have a terrible fear the blind seer can see. ... Sophocles references to eyesight and vision, both literally and metaphorically in Oedipus the King and compare and contrast the out literal and metaphoric blindness. ... It is always good to be very aware of your surroundings, your future and most importantly your past. ...

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Fate was an unstoppable force and it was assumed that any efforts to change one's future were inconsequential. ... Fate is most noticeable in Oedipus the King. ... Once he knows that the man that Jocasta describes and the man that he killed are in fact the same person, the king is terrified, and cries, "I have a terrible fear the blind seer can see" (822). ... The blind man can see the future Oedipus, a seeing man, is blind to his own past, present, and future - blind even to his own identity. ... Oedipus falls victim to fate as his efforts to escape the future told to him by the orac...

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In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King, Oedipus' village admired him, for he liberated his people from previous misfortunes. ... In the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus ruled Thebes for 15 years and led his village with success and prosperity. ... My spirit groans for city and myself and you at once.... A typical King would have great pride in themselves, but it takes a true leader and a good man to give away his position as king and vanish; leaving behind his legacy. ... After Oedipus blinds himself and seeks to be exiled, he expressed his misdeed to his children and show...

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Whether a person knows the truth about something can determine his/her whole future. The play, Oedipus the King, illustrates that despite all consequences, the truth should be known. ... Trying to follow God's will for the city, he went about finding King Lauis's murderer. ... Oedipus blamed the people whom he once thought to be his parents for what happened to him, saying, "O Polybus, And Corinth, and the old paternal roof I once called mine, with what thin film of honour, Corruption over-skinned...

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Oedipus thought he could control his future by trying to change his destiny. ... At the end of the story, Oedipus admits once again that he was the killer of Laius. ... This shows that Oedipus is a king, and of noble birth. ... He suffers a fall beyond his control because he thought he could change his future. ... He was a king which showed he was in a position of power. ...

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Once she decided on a course of action, she did not veer off course even if it meant certain death. ... In her opinion, she was just as capable as the king himself. ... She is the one person who is brave enough to oppose the king. ... Haimon and Creon are also in conflict due to Creon's decision to kill Haimon's future wife, Antigone. ... Antigone not only defied the king so that her brother could pass into the underworld but also so that the gods would not be upset. ...

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A sightful man can see his path, but does that mean he can forsee his future? ... As a blind prophet, Tiresias is asked by Oedipus, the king of Thebes, to announce the murderer of former King Laius; the murder dwells in the city of Thebes, and it is he who is causing the dreadful plague. ... He knows that once Oedipus knows the truth about his childhood and background, he will be shattered. But King Oedipus insists. ... His stubborn mind will not allow Tiresias prophecies to guide his future. ...

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Fearful of the prophecy the king had his son sent far away from the kingdom to be murdered. ... Instead, Oedipus was adopted by Polybus (the king of Corinth), were he grew up under the impression that he was the son of the king and queen. ... His war was between happy reality in which he loved for his parents, and the reality of his horrific future, which might be fulfilled according to the prophecy. ... She therefore proved how influential she was, once she adopted a masculine state of mind. ... Finally Oedipus proved his masculinity and power to rule once he had become King and Thebes and...

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Once the oracle had told the two of what was to come of their family's lives, they decided to get rid of Oedipus. ... Instead, the shepherd gave Oedipus to another shepherd, who in turn gave him to a foreign King and Queen. ... This proves that the King and Queen of Thebes had the control to put an end to the events of the future before they began, but chose not to. ... The man was his real father, the King of Thebes. ...

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Oedipus the King is written by Sophocles. ... The gods above told him that he would, in his future, kill his father and marry his mother. ... Laius is the king of Thebes at the time of Oedipus' journey. ... The Thebans make him king out of thanks for saving their town. ... Oedipus reveals, "After a painful search I found one cure: I acted at once. ...

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Once Oedipus was banished from Thebes, Creon took over as King. ... Tiresias knows the future of Creon if Antigone dies but Creon does not want to listen to Tiresias. ... After Tiresias informs Creon of the future, Creon accuses Tiresias for lying for profit. ... Once Creon became ruler of Thebes, he became overwhelmed with the authority it gave him. ... He will never have the command over Thebes as he once did. ...

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Very well: if this is the pleasure of the gods, once I suffer I will know that I was wrong. ... When Antigone died, her future husband Heamon, the son of Creon, committed suicide and shortly after, Creon's wife heard about her son's death and killed herself. ... I, I"m churning with it, going under." 6 The king was punished for eternity knowing that he was the one responsible for his son's, Haemon, and his wife's, Eurydice, death. ... So once again, politics do play an important role in literature. ...

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In the Theban play "King Oedipus", written by Sophocles there are three characters that are victims to the tragic issue. ... She gets out of line and very arrogant when she says; Then absolve yourself at once. ... Claiming that no man has the power to see the future, and that there is no need to worry about what the gods will do. ...

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