ever is sadly ironic for the "identity" that Oedipus seeks is himself. Whether the case, this organized process of observation and measurement shows human intellect at its finest.
             Oedipus also symbolizes Athenian courage and nobility. Just like the Athenian people of his day, Oedipus was most courageous during times of hardship and misfortune (Knox, 69). "How much more courageous is Oedipus in his insistence upon knowing, after he begins to suspect how fatal may be the knowledge that he seeks!" (Whitman, "Sopochles" 139). We can see such nobility from the openi
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