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Surname 1 Name Instructor Course Date Prompt Two. Oedipus the king is one of the most critically acclaimed plays in Greek tragedy. It narrates the journey of Oedipus through different situations. For the major part of the story, Sophocles uses objects as symbols of creating a vivid image for the audience. Additionally, the symbolism plays a huge part in enhancing the different themes which have been presented in the play, for instance, fate and blindness. With that in mind, the story uses objects such as the eyes, swollen legs, and the crossroads to be symbols that will shed a light on different events in the play. Firstly, it is the eyes which symbolizes the inability of Oedipus to see the truth. In the conversation that Oedipus had with Tiresias who was blind, he refuses to believe that he was the one who killed King Laius (Fosso 29). Instead, he blames other people for the murder. In that case, even though Oedipus has eyes, he was blind to the truth. For the most part, Oedipus does not believe Tiresias because he was blind. As a matter of fact, he reproached Tiresias for his blindness. For the case of Tiresias, he maintains his clams that Oedipus was the killer and that once he ...
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