In
, there are different kinds of sight and blindness present throughout the
cast.
is literally blind, yet he is the only character who "sees"
the truth. He knows whois and chides him for his arrogance when the king gets angry about being
told the truth.
is willfully blind. She begins to suspect the truth of
Oedipus's identity the more he pries into the past, but she still tries to live in blissful
ignorance. She begs Oedipus not to go further with his investigation, but he declines. Once she
can no longer avoid the truth, she commits suicide rather than deal with...
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