Oedipus is a self-confident, intelligent, strong willed man and a great king. Ironically these are the very traits that bring about his tragic discovery. There are many themes in the play that add to his character, which ultimately instigates his own undoing. Going through the play the audience recognises the reasons why Oedipus ends up the way he does, blind yet seeing the truth. The audience learns how his character develops, through viewing his behaviour …showed first 75 words of 1147 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1147 total…are his interaction with other characters, the chorus and the strong reference to light, darkness, sight and blindness. All these issues are relevant and important to the audiences understanding of the character and the play. It becomes clear to the audience what Oedipus' flaws are, and how he instigated is own demise. Eager to learn more about the truth Oedipus could not control his fate but he could definitely control his knowledge of the past.