Oedipus is innocent of his behaviors because he isn’t aware that his parents are the victims of his actions, but he is also guilty because he fulfills the prophecy that says he will kill his father and marry his mother and for trying to outsmart the gods and put himself above them. In this tragedy, a clear observation about the human condition can be seen. It is that just because a person can physically see, does not mean he or she is not blind. Just like Oedipus, people tend to overlook things and fail to see the truth about a matter. Humans only want to see good things, so they may be blind to bad things that they should know about. Let us all hope that we don’t end up like Oedipus, who was too blind to see the
Oedipus is innocent of his behaviors because he isn’t aware that his parents are the victims of his actions, but he is also guilty because he fulfills the prophecy that says he will kill his father and marry his mother and for trying to outsmart the gods and put himself above them. In this tragedy, a clear observation about the human condition can be seen. It is that just because a person can physically see, does not mean he or she is not blind. Just like Oedipus, people tend to overlook things and fail to see the truth about a matter. Humans only want to see good things, so they may be blind to bad things that they should know about. Let us all hope that we don’t end up like Oedipus, who was too blind to see the