What Is Oedipus The King Justice

One can concur that it is better to be unsatisfied with the truth than satisfied with a lie. In the case of Oedipus Rex, his ignorance and deniability kept him from uncovering the truth, and therefore had been negatively robbed of justice. It was because of Oedipus’ tragic flaw of ignorance and deniability that he inevitably experienced self-destruction in the process of his rude awakening. However, as family secrets are brought to light, Oedipus discovers justice in uncovering the dark truth.
For most of Oedipus' life, he was innocently under the firm impression that his parents were Polybus and Merope. However, in an oracle proclaimed to Oedipus by the gods, it was predestined that he would kill his father and commit an act of incest with his birth mother. With fear and determination to stop and keep that from happening, Oedipus relocates far away from his "parents". Oedipus publicly declares that the murderer of King Laius will be found, the prophecy will be fulfilled, and the land shall be saved. Whilst expressing this public reassurance, he …show more content…
This includes the suicide and self-destruction of Jocasta when she realized the truth and the loss of Oedipus’ eyesight when he found Jocasta hung by her own hand. He blinds himself because he could not bear to see the world, better yet recognize it, with now having learned the truth. Furthermore, Oedipus quickly resorted to accuse Creon of Treason when he is first verbally slammed with the truth. After accepting the truth and piercing his two eyes, Oedipus openly suggests his banishment and appears ready and prepared to receive his justice. Justice was something that Oedipus never found and never recognized. But with the exhibition of the truth, he finally understood it. He was, alas, able to overcome his ignorance and deniability, and save the city of Thebas from the “pollution” it was suffering