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Is Oedipus' blindness symbolically similar to or different from that of Teiresias in 'Oedipus Tyrannus'?
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It is to not be reminded of the true messiness of his life, not to have to look his parents in the eyes and not to experience similar misfortunes that Oedipus blinds himself in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Oedipus does not want to see the evidence of his prophesied and realized fate as his father's killer and his mother's husband. He does want to reunite with his parents in the Underworld of the afterlife but without the eternal eye contact of mutual shame. He seeks not to go through similar misfortunes by drawing on the heightened mental powers that recompense others such as Teiresias the blind prophet who are mentally sighted but physically sightless.
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Wrote Oedipus the King?
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus) was written by Sophocles c.430 BC.
What are two other names for 'Oedipus the King'?
"Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus Tyrannus" are two other names for the play "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the original name of the play is "Oedipus Tyrannus." The literal English translation is "Oedipus the Tyrant." But the English translation instead is a literal translation of the play's name in Latin, "Oedipus Rex."
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