Oedipus The King
... At the end of the play, Oedipus blinds himself due to the overwhelming realization that he did not have such complete control over his destiny. However, the reader can determine the destiny Oedipus will eventually face early in the story as it unfolds with motifs of vision and blindness and as Oedipus’ unwillingness to see the truth due to pride ultimately diminishes as the play ends in a horrific tragedy. ... After Tiresias’ accusations that Oedipus was himself the murderer, Oedipus was quick to reject his statement and scorned at him. Oedipus could not let himself believe that he had been blinded from the truth all these years.