In the play “Oedipus Rex” it is declared that Oedipus has eyes but is blind. Why is Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, so slow to solve the riddle of his own identity?
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Explanation: Oedipus Rex
- Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes.
- He was a great ruler.
- He helped his city from the powerful "Sphinx" and made the city free.
- Oedipus becomes the king of Thebes and believes that he has overcome the prophecy.
- His family accepts that he is successful in every way but in reality he is a tragic hero who ended as a victim of fate.
- He finds out that he had killed his father and married his mother.
- He self realizes the corruption he had done and punishes himself by tearing apart his eyes.
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