Oedipus says in his final speech, “Then, whom can you ever marry? There are no bridegrooms for you, and your lives must wither away in sterile dreaming” (Sophocles, lines 1440-1442). Because Oedipus just had to know who his parents were no matter what the consequence, his children will now suffer for the rest of their lives. If Oedipus could have just accepted that it probably was not best that he knew who his parents were, then no one in the town would know and his children would not be doomed to a terrible life. The impact of Oedipus’ fate is illustrated when Oedipus says, “But the blinding was at my own hand! How could I bear to see when all my sight was horror everywhere?” (Sophocles, lines 1288-1290). When Oedipus blinds himself, the extent of the wretchedness he had caused by his stubbornness and his choices is
Oedipus says in his final speech, “Then, whom can you ever marry? There are no bridegrooms for you, and your lives must wither away in sterile dreaming” (Sophocles, lines 1440-1442). Because Oedipus just had to know who his parents were no matter what the consequence, his children will now suffer for the rest of their lives. If Oedipus could have just accepted that it probably was not best that he knew who his parents were, then no one in the town would know and his children would not be doomed to a terrible life. The impact of Oedipus’ fate is illustrated when Oedipus says, “But the blinding was at my own hand! How could I bear to see when all my sight was horror everywhere?” (Sophocles, lines 1288-1290). When Oedipus blinds himself, the extent of the wretchedness he had caused by his stubbornness and his choices is