Marlon Aranda Discussion 7

In the story “Oedipus the king”, Oedipus doesn’t think rationally and respond emotionally more often than not. We see often with many people that their decision making is limited when they are angered or in an emotional state. Oedipus was accused of killing the king by the blind prophet. This makes him wary and begins to throw the blame on to her. He also makes others suspicious of the people close to him, making it seems as though they may be the ones responsible instead. He begins to recognize throughout the story the consequences of his actions as his downfall was swift and much expected. his downfall. He through others under the bus in order to try and absolve blame for his actions and continue to remain in a position of power. He acts purely of his own emotions, which in turn affects all of the core decisions that he makes in the story.