Blinded By The Truth In Oedipus The King

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Blinded by the Truth: Oedipus the King
Sometimes the truth is hard to face. Especially when something tragic happens in your life. This can cause those among us to become blinded by the truth. Søren Kierkegaard once said:
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
Kierkgaards words can be applied directly to Oedipus’s story in Oedipus the King. Oedipus throughout the story displays such a blatant denial for the truth of a prophecy surrounding him, that the truth causes him to literally become blind.
Throughout the tragedy Oedipus the King, Sophocles' repeatedly brings up the idea of sight. He uses sight as a metaphor for insight and knowledge. The protagonist of the

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