In the play Oedipus showed many emotions but the one that stood out to me was his curiosity and strong will to find out the truth about his birth even if he knew it might end up badly. In the play his wife Jocasta tries to stop him from going any further to seek the truth after he learns that he was adopted by Polybus. She says things like, “O be persuaded by me, I entreat you; do not do this” at this point she probably already knew the truth and didn’t want Oedipus to find out since it was such a bad thing. Oedipus however was too curious and fixated on the truth of the matter that he disregarded Jocasta’s care and in the end she was resigned to telling him that he was, “…unhappy Oedipus…”. He wasn’t satisfied with what he already had/knew and ended up destroying his family for it.
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Hello Emily,
Thank you for sharing your post. I agree with you that curiosity was one of the most memorable emotions Oedipus showed in the play. The curiosity of Oedipus pretty much forced him like a drug, to explore the mystery of his birth.
Additionally, some of Oedipus’ most admirable traits are his determination, commitment to justice, and desire to be an excellent king to Thebes’ people. Oedipus’s curiosity was something that caused his eventual downfall at the end.