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. What Oedipus means to say is that he knows it all because he destroyed the sphinx and rules the city. ... In line 1004 she tells Oedipus, "Is your life nothing to you? ... The theme of Oedipus Rex is of course man's search for truth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School