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Sight Vs. Blindness
Oedipus is blind to the truth about his own life (metaphorally)- the blind prophet Tiresias points this out, and perdicts the Oedipus himself will soon be blind.
When Oedipus blinds himself, he learns the nature of fate and thepower of the Gods, but at a great cost. And though he is blind he has learnt to see something he couldn't see before
Finding Out the Truth
By doing everythingin public, Oedipus is showing that he is open to the truth and keeps no secrets from his people.
In his desire to seek out the truth and save his people from the plague, Oedipus becomes his own prosecuter and then his own judge and then his own punshier
Action Vs. Reflection
Oedipus is a man of constant action.
But his tendency to decide and act quickly also leads him down a path to his own destruction. He becomes convinced that Creon & Tiresias are plotting to overthrow him although he has no evidence to prove it.
His will to act doesnt end. discovering Discovering Jocosta dead he quickly takes his punishment into his own hands and blinds himself.
Fate Vs. Free Will
*Lauis, Jocosta and Oedipus all try to stop their Prophecies from coming true, but their actions the thwart the prophecies is what brings them to completion.
*Does Oedipus have free will? when he is trying to avoid these things or it everything predetermined?
*he already falls into his fate, however one could say that he has the choice to persue the truth- he alone chose to blind himself.
Guilt&Shame
*Ultimatly it is not legal guit but the emotion of guilt, of remorse for having done something terrible that drives the play.