Rachel Raskin Oedipus and his fatal flaw, ignorance together develops a dangerous and tragic end. The hero, noble and strong, who is supposed to be the stability of his people ends up crumbling himself “ bewildered as a blown bird his soul hovers and cannot find foothold.” his people view him as “the man who saved them from the sphinx” and the suppliants bring him olive branches and lie in the front of his castle begging …showed first 75 words of 1203 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1203 total…life. I also think that Sophoclies wanted the readers to understand that ignorance is a choice, usually chosen out of fear of the truth. The character Oedipus displayed that very well. I’ve learned a lot from reading this, facing your problems head on will take you much further in life, but the only way you can know that is through experience. This only goes to prove that “the unexamined life is not worth living”