The Last trait that fully makes up Oedipus' tragic flaw is his ignorance and lack of self knowledge. He is completely oblivious of his origin. He is thus metaphorically blind by not having access to the fundamental truth of his personal life. This is made abundantly clear when Tiresias ask the question of who his parents are to Oedipus, he then responds by saying: " Parents? Wait! Who were my parents after all?" (Sophocles 40). Based on Oedipus' question the audience can see that he is totally unaware of who he actually is. He is missing a part of himself which on a personal level, Oedipus tries desperately to search for answers. Oedipus of course is in the current position as king because he wanted to search for his true parents. Unfortunately,
