Oedipus The King Suffering Analysis

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The theme of suffering is major in Oedipus the King. With the fate of the characters considered, the suffering of the characters is imminent. As a brief summary, Oedipus orders for the banishment of the murderer of the last king. It becomes a quest to find the murderer before the truth comes out that he himself is the murderer. Further investigation leads to reveal that the king he murdered was his own father and his wife is his mother with whom he has had several children. With that revelation, a couple of prophecies revealed earlier come true. It is a tragic story that has a fateful ending. The suffering of Oedipus is endless as he is constantly berated with bad news. The story began with the suffering of an entire city in a plague, which leads to the deaths …show more content…
This opened the door to another aspect of suffering in the tale; Although not shown, Oedipus understands the fact that his daughters will suffer the most and have a bitter life ahead for them. Having witnessed their own mom commit suicide, learn the truth about an incestuous relationship through which they were brought into the world and the hard fact that they must grow up without their father, Oedipus's children were in for a lifetime of mental suffering. In a nutshell, Oedipus must commit to his own banishment in order to end the suffering of a city, but in doing so adds to the suffering of his children, who now have no mother and must grow up without a father. The idea of suffering is integrated into Oedipus The King in so many different aspects. Suffering caused by the direct pain of a body part when Oedipus blinded himself and the emotional scarring of the children who have a dim future and the city as a whole with he loss of a king or father. Furthermore, Oedipus must carry the burden of the reason all this happened and will suffer for the rest of his life having lost

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