of his eyesight. Oedipus shame is highlighted when, explaining his self-mutilation, he says that he will not be able to "bear the sight / Of my father, when I came to the house of death" (Exodos.143-144). He is ashamed to have caused his fate to come around, thus causing the deaths of his parents. Had the truth been know to him from the beginning, before he even left Corinth, this suffering could have been avoided.Sophocles Oedipus is the tragedy of tragedies. An honorable king is deceived and manipulated by the gods to the point of his ruination. In the face of ugly consequences Oedipus pursues the truth for the good of his city, finally exiling himself to restore order. Sophocles establishes emotional attachment between the king and the audience, holding them in captivated sympathy as Oedipus draws near his catastrophic discovery. Oedipus draws the audience into a world between a rock and a hard place, where sacrifice must be made for the greater good....
