While reading the play “Oedipus the King”, we come across a number of timeless human experiences. One of the human experiences/behaviors that I would like to talk about is the search for truth. As human beings, it is natural for to want to know more. We want to know why certain things happened, or why they happened the way that they did. Sometimes, we’ll find ourselves chasing that truth and we may or may not get an answer. In the play, Oedipus is trying to find the truth about himself and his life, but as the truth is getting closer to him, it’s as if he does not want to know. In situations like this, it’s like we know what the outcome will be, but because we already have a feeling of what it is, we simply choose not to hear it. Eventually, Oedipus found out the truth about what he was looking for, he loses everything.
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Hello Fatima,
I completely agree with your perspective as depicted in “Oedipus the King.” The urge to seek knowledge is an inherent aspect of human nature and we frequently expend considerable effort towards unearthing veracity. This tendency is commonplace among humans since there are times when ignorance appears more favorable than facing harsh realities head-on. Inevitably though, due to his inability to accept this truism, Oedipus catastrophically loses everything important to him, including events that highlight not only his own but also serve society at large as a cautionary tale of what happens once one denies facts presented before them without any valid basis against their legitimacy or accuracy.