Oedipus has a hard time solving his riddle because he has never admitted to his faults. The reason why they said that âTiresias is blind but sees, Oedipus has eyes but is blindâ is because even though Tiresias is blind she is able to tell who a person is and what their intentions are. On the other hand Oedipus is an ignorant person that doesnât care about others because he only cares about himself, his ego is too big and he is a selfish person. A quote that catched my attention was âStrange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth.â This is clearly a sign that Oedipus didnât really care about what others said or thought. Unfortunately this attitude and ego caught up to him and made him have a defeat. Having a big ego is sickening because it doesnât do any good to the person having those kinds of attitudes because all they end up having is no one but themselves.
Good discussion Yathziry. The quote you cite ( âStrange, hearing you just now . . . my mind wandered, my thoughts racing back and forth.â) actually is the first time Oedipus realizes that he may be in a little trouble with what really happened … facts of the murder are beginning to line up and point towards him. The question is: what do we do with facts as they mount? Do we stick to Old Truths? There’s a parallel to the pandemic here as well. The wisest people leave their egos aside in the face of truth- as you suggest.