In his play, Oedipus, Sophocles has Iocaste as a foil character. Sophocles essentially uses foil to emphasize the stark contrast in Oedipus’ ideals alongside with Iocaste's. In this specific quote it portrays how timid and weak Iocaste is. She worries too much about the consequences that might inflict upon Oedipus, yet does not realize that Oedipus has a different set of principles and beliefs. Oedipus’ most formidable trait would be his integrity, however, it also ends up being his tragic character flaw. Throughout the play, Oedipus has always been determined to find the murderer of Laius. Iocaste is a foil character mainly because her views on pursuing the truth were significantly different from Oedipus. He would stop at nothing to find the
