In the play “Oedipus the King,” one can observe numerous timeless human experiences and behaviors throughout the entire reading. The behavior I’m going to focus on is the search for truth. The search for truth is important to humans because it is a natural urge to understand the world and our place in it and it provides purpose to our lives as well as helping us make sense of everything that happens. However, people tend to make mistakes and make bad decisions chasing the truth. In the play, Oedipus had been metaphorically blind to the truth for his entire life trying to find out who his parents are. He ends up killing his father and marries his mother without knowing they were his parents. When he eventually learnt the truth, he blinded himself by poking out his eyes. This is an example of one of the many timeless human experiences one can discover in this play.
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I agree that it is a natural urge for us, as humans to want to know the truth and have the need to search for it, no matter what it takes. We can’t help it, and if we don’t try to find out, we feel restless. Sometimes, the truth might be negative rather than positive, but it is for our own good if we know certain things and I think that’s why we have this natural urge to just want to know.
Hello Lorianny, I agree with you that the search for truth is a timeless human experience that is highlighted in “Oedipus the King.” The play demonstrates that even though truth-seeking is a natural urge for humans, it can lead to terrible consequences. Oedipus, despite his good intentions, ended up committing terrible acts, and his search for the truth ultimately caused him great pain and suffering. The play serves as a reminder that while the pursuit of truth is essential, we must be careful in how we go about it and the decisions we make along the way.