Oedipus group discussion

The blind prophet Tiresias knows more about Oedipus than Oedipus knows about himself. Tiresias is physically blind but can see everything figuratively. This is different for Oedipus. Oedipus does not know a lot about himself. He can see physically but he lacks the ability to see figuratively. Tiresias has known Oedipus ever since Oedipus was a child, so we think. "Absurd, am I! To you, not to your parents: the ones who bore you found me sane enough." This quote was said by Tiresias which gives the reader evidence that Oedipus is adopted. Also that Oedipus' birth parents needed advice from Tiresias.

Since Oedipus is adopted he wouldn't recognize his birth parents. The birth parents would not recognize Oedipus either. Because of this Oedipus did not know he killed his father. Oedipus cursed himself in the beginning in the play. He stated that whoever killed his father he would hunt down and kill. This is an example of dramatic irony. This secret of Oedipus being adopted keeps Oedipus from knowing that he married his birth mother and killed his birth father. This helps the reader foreshadow that when the news is out Oedipus will crack. In the group discussion we talked about how Oedipus (swollen feet) will help us foreshadow what is to come in the play.