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Why does Oedipus insist that it is better to live and be blind than to die?
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Oedipus never insisted that it was better to live blind than to die. But he did say that he blinded himself because:
"What use had I for eyes? Nothing I could see would bring me joy."
"What was there for me to look at, to speak to, to love? What joyful word can I expect to hear, my friends? Take me away, out of this country, quickly, take me away. I am lost, accursed and hated by the gods beyond all other men."
So what he's saying is that he is doom-fated and not even sight would bring him joy.
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