he Excruciating Truth of Oedipus Oedipus is a man of
integrity and passion whose goal in life was to seek the raw
truth. Throughout the story, he constantly tried to obtain that
goal, but at times he tried to swallow his tongue because he
sometimes had the inclination way down in his gut, he might
be a killer. Worse then the fate of a killer, would be the
reality of being married to his mother. If fate/destiny
determines everything a person will do before they are born,
as it suggests by the play, then what crime is Oedipus guilty
of? I will answer that, MURDER. In my mind, when a
person describes a pacific place, time, and event, and I was
there, I would probably remember. "A land called Phocis, at
a spot where the road from Delphi meets the road from
Daulia. (Sophocles 41)" And with this, it really narrows it
down to either knowing that you were a murderer, or
wanting to deny being a murder. On the other hand, for a
short time after he killed his father, Laius, I......

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Title: Odipus
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