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Blindness from Truth: An Analysis of the play Oedipus the King There have been many tragedies written throughout history. Some of these tragedies depict a person avoiding an obvious truth in order to save themselves. This avoiding of the truth often leads to the person's demise. One way a person attempts to avoid these truths are by blinding themselves, mentally. This mental blinding of oneself is shown in the play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. …

…conclusion, Oedipus is the cause for his own blindness. Even when the facts presented to him create a clear cut picture for him, he still hides his eyes from the truth. He hides from the fact that he killed Laius, he hides from the fact that he married his mother, and he finally takes his physically sight when he is forced to see the truth. Oedipus makes himself blind because he cannot accept the truth.