Most pitiful is this man's story:
             His fortunes are most changed, his state
             One of the most commonly seen traits among the characters in Greek mythology is
             the violence that envelops their lives. From what we have read so far, few have
             experienced such radical changes as Oedipus. He is one of the most touching figures that
             we have seen. In, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, he fights against himself, in a
             battle which he cannot win. He represents the tragedy of a man's encounter with his own
             When Oedipus Rex begins, we find that a plague is consuming Thebes. Oedipus
             quickly sends Creon to Delphi to receive the first oracle. Creon explains that a great
             crime had been committed. The murderer of king Laios is in their city and until justice is
             given the plague will remain. So, brazen Oedipus begins his investigation with a promise,
             "I solemnly forbid the people of this country, Where power and throne are mine, ever to
             receive that man...And as for me, this curse applies no less". Oedipus is blind to the true
             nature of the situation and himself. He desperately wants to know, to see, but he cannot.
             At this point, it is obvious that Oedipus's action must be to overcome his "blindness".
             Ironically, into the play is introduced a prophet, Teiresias. He is physically blind
             but is a clairvoyant. He does not wish to tell Oedipus the true nature of the situation and
             attempts to leave. Only upon insistent badgering does Teiresias reluctantly tell Oedipus
             that he is the cause of the city's misfortune. He even tells him that this man who is
             responsible for his father's murder is also sleeping with his mother. Naturally, Oedipus is
             disgusted by the seer's accusations, after all he left his parents to escape this oracle many
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