Oedipus: Sometimes Things Are Better Left Unknown
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There comes a time in life when a person wonders about what the
future holds for them. “Will I be successful?” “What is my sole purpose
in life?” “How will I die?” These are all legitimate questions that many
people ask themselves. The play Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, illustrates th ....
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his mother, but he never had to find that out. If Oedipus would not have
gone to the oracle in search of his fate, he would have lived a life
without the fear of knowing what lay ahead for him. Instead, he finds out
his fate, and tries to avoid his destiny by doing things to decrease his
chances of the prophecy being fulfilled. In the end, however, the prophecy
is ultimately fulfilled, and Oedipus must live with the harsh reality of
the knowledge he had discovered.
If people knew ....
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