How Does Sophocles use Dramatic Irony in the first two scene
At the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus is hugely confident, and with good reason. He had saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and has become king virtually overnight. He proclaims his name proudly as though it were itself a healing charm: "Here I am myself, you all know me, the world knows my fame, I am Oedipus." Oedipus has successfully built up his character to a degree that failure would be a …
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…acknowledge he is free from any possible deceit of his people, as he lacks vital information. It can also be seen that he likes to be open with his people – asking Creon to inform him of the news from the oracle in front of the Theban people. As a reader I sympathise with the character who has blissfully fallen into tragedy without his knowledge. Fate has therefore undermined his character as a man of insight.
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