... of the play Oedipus Rex, the protagonist Oedipus is rational, mature, admired and independent of others. "Oedipus, famous among all men," he himself quotes. He has the power to curse the unknown criminal and therefore he is nearly divine. He is sure of his strength and foresight, seen through oracles. He is the ... for an instant forget his wrath at Teiresias, and in his turmoil of spirit, it prevents him from recalling Jocasta's story of Laius' child and its exposure on a lonely mountain with his ankles pierced. Because of his determination, the subject of Oedipus' inquiry has shifted fr...

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... polluter of this land " (Sophocles 35). By this quote, Oedipus's subconscious is now making Oedipus doubt his every thought and more, which would put a heavy burden on his mind. He carried around the burden of not knowing who the killer was and not being able to help the people of Thebes out of their horrible plague ... brought on by the gods. He had to live with the guilt of knowing he caused all this to happen. His life may or may not have already been ... to life. If anything the burden of the truth weakened him. It leads him to gouge out his own eyes and to be banished from his own ...

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