Reading Response 4
Choose one.
- On whom should we blame the misfortunes that occur in Oedipus the King: Laius and Jocasta? Oedipus? the shepherd who saved Oedipus as a child? Tiresias? the gods? fate? Sophocles? Ground your answer in the text.
- After Oedipus blinds himself, he wants the people of Thebes to see him. Why do you think that is? How does this connect to Oedipus’s relationship with his people as shown throughout the play?
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