Throughout the play Oedipus The King written by Sophocles, sight and blindness is highlighted multiple times. Sophocles uses blindness/sight as motif in this play to create an abundance of dramatic irony. The dramatic irony is used to develop the plot of the play and makes it more interesting and intense for the viewers and/or the readers. Oedipus, the main character, creates the dramatic irony with this motif by being oblivious to facts, contradicting his sight, and finally, the realization of the truth. Through these ways, Oedipus creates the majority of dramatic irony throughout the play.
