Oedipus Rex Research Paper

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Is it possible to beat a Fate or prophecy because in this story’s theme it explains that fate can’t be beating through the use of symbols. Symbolism used in Oedipus Rex help contribute to its overall theme because it shows and explains how the symbols are relative to the problemes to the story. It also help the reader show the various symbols throughout Oedipus Rex to help illustrate the theme that one’s Fate can’t be avoided or beating.
The symbol of sight and blindness represent Oedipus’s knowledge of things, but his ego make he blind from the truth,In the story every clue that comes up about King Laius death all point to Oedipus, but he's stubborn to accept it. In the story Oedipus says, “But the blinding hand was my own! How could I bear