Blindness versus Sight Oedipus the King was written by Sophocles, and performed for the first time between 430 and 425 B.C. The play unfolds the tale of a king’s battle for justice and knowledge in seeking the killer of his father, the previous king; Oedipus is unaware that he is the murderer, and has thus fulfilled his prophecy. Throughout the play, there are references to Oedipus’ blindness to the truth; it is this blindness, not …showed first 75 words of 948 total…

…showed last 75 words of 948 total…realize he was condemning himself, the strict orders he gave for dealing with the murderer still apply; his blindness led him to make the choice, and he must now suffer the consequences of that blindness. By the end, the blindness causes him much horror and suffering. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Sophocles. “Oedipus the King.” Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs. Sixth ed. New Jersey; Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2001. 13