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This 5 page paper discusses the main themes of the play "Oedipus the King" and how they have influenced modern films and television shows. The paper argues that the themes are universal and transcend the form in which they are presented. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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day. This paper discusses the main themes of the play, and how they have influenced modern films and television shows. The point of the discussion is that there are themes
that are universal and transcend the form in which they are presented. The Themes of the Play There are several themes woven throughout the play including blindness, the folly of
pride, and the inability to thwart destiny. When the blind prophet Teiresias tells Oedipus that he (Oedipus) is the murderer he seeks, Oedipus refuses to believe him: "Instead, he accused
the soothsayer of lying and insulting him by stating that your riddance is a blessing" ( ). However, it is Oedipus who is blind, refusing to believe the facts that
are clearly laid out. But for him to accept the truth, it is necessary for him to see, to actually look at and accept the reality of the situation: "The
eyes are a portal to the outside world. Specifically, a perception of the literal meaning of what is seen" ( ). As long as he remains blind in the sense
of refusing to see, he not only cannot acknowledge his crimes, he remains opposed to the gods; "[S]piritual blindness is equated with obduracy and arrogance-hubris..." (Green). Hubris is an affront
to the gods, who always punish it. And that is a second theme of the play, the folly of pride. By refusing to accept his own actions and seeking someone
else to blame for his deeds, Oedipus sets himself against the gods. His pride will not let him do anything else. But try as he will he cannot, in the
end, escape his destiny and that is the third theme of the play: the inevitability of fate. Everything he does to try and avoid seeing the truth only leads him
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