1. King Oedipus by Sophocles
... the killer, and that he has married his mother. "Until I came - I, ignorant Oedipus, came - and stopped the riddler's mouth, guessing the truth by mother-wit, not bird-love."" Because he continually boasts about how he has saved Thebes from the Sphinx, he believes that no one could know more than he ... left in the dark rejecting truth. The blindness of Oedipus leads to the darkness of Thebes also known as The City of Light. "We cannot believe, we cannot deny; all's dark. We fear, but we cannot see, what is before us- worry the townspeople. Dark, here, symbolizes the confusion that is .....
- Word Count: 1365
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School