oedipus downfall and blame
Oedipus essay Teresias says “your enemy is yourself “to what extent is Oedipus to blame for his own downfall? Throughout the play “Oedipus king” Oedipus is to blame to a certain extent as it is not only his fate but his mother and also wife that did not tell him about the prophecy until it was too late. One area of Oedipus downfall is that he seeks the truth rentlessly therefore leads to his downfall. ... Only after Oedipus persists does the prophet say Oedipus is the murderer “I say that you are the murderer that you seek” therefore shows that it lead to his downfall because of his arrogant pride to seek the truth.