To what extent does tragedy impose on our knowledge of suffering? First it is important to realize, not everyone follows the path of righteousness; most of mankind hold values that conflict with opinions on how to live. Susan Sipple relays, " No single voice is sufficient. Women 's voices will convey a different experience of suffering than the voices of men; black voices speak differently than white voices; martyrs ' voices will not match the voices of inquisitors[…]." and so forth. When analyzing suffering, we trace the circumstances back to their causes. In the hope that we look for the major causes of suffering, we often need look no further than ourselves. For one thing fair play is not simply a product of social consensus, but a divine
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Thebes is thrown into a plague which leaves the fields and women barren, and the people have come to Oedipus for they believe, "he had a god 's help to restore life to their city" thus he should be willing and able to reinforce this service once more. Point often overlooked,"[…] involves a view that not all suffering (and not everyone who suffers) is equal. In effect Greek assumptions about social worth, it holds at its core the values of aristocratic privilege, whereas ordinary suffering and ordinary people lie beyond the scope[…]."(Morris 12) So despite their proposal Oedipus iterates," I do pity you, children. Don 't think I 'm unaware. I know what need brings you: this sickness ravages all of you. Yet, sick as you are, not one of you suffers a sickness like mine[…]." (68-71) For Oedipus, has withstand his own share of suffering to become the great king of Thebes. His qualifying attributes that grant him an admirable and success as a leader, soon became his downfall. Literal and metaphorical references to eyesight appear throughout Oedipus the King. Clear vision serves as a metaphor for insight and knowledge, but the clear-eyed Oedipus is blind to the truth about his origins and inadvertent crimes. Another key point states," Suffering is an unavoidable outcome given a sequence of specific, connected actions."
Thebes is thrown into a plague which leaves the fields and women barren, and the people have come to Oedipus for they believe, "he had a god 's help to restore life to their city" thus he should be willing and able to reinforce this service once more. Point often overlooked,"[…] involves a view that not all suffering (and not everyone who suffers) is equal. In effect Greek assumptions about social worth, it holds at its core the values of aristocratic privilege, whereas ordinary suffering and ordinary people lie beyond the scope[…]."(Morris 12) So despite their proposal Oedipus iterates," I do pity you, children. Don 't think I 'm unaware. I know what need brings you: this sickness ravages all of you. Yet, sick as you are, not one of you suffers a sickness like mine[…]." (68-71) For Oedipus, has withstand his own share of suffering to become the great king of Thebes. His qualifying attributes that grant him an admirable and success as a leader, soon became his downfall. Literal and metaphorical references to eyesight appear throughout Oedipus the King. Clear vision serves as a metaphor for insight and knowledge, but the clear-eyed Oedipus is blind to the truth about his origins and inadvertent crimes. Another key point states," Suffering is an unavoidable outcome given a sequence of specific, connected actions."