answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Leto [7]
2 years ago
5

Why is it ironic that Oedipus blinds himself?

English
2 answers:
drek231 [11]2 years ago
6 0
The answer is: because he finally “sees” or understands

The theme of vision, both literal and figurative, is prevelant in Oedipus.
mylen [45]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

because he finally “sees” or understands.

Explanation:

In the myth of Oedipus, Oedipus is the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta. King Laius knew of a prophecy in which his son would end up killing him, which led to him abandoning him to die on a mountainside. However, he was adopted, and when he grew older, he killed his biological father (without knowing his identity). After confronting the Sphinx and defeating it, Oedipus earned the hand of the widowed Queen, Jocasta, who was his biological mother. Upon realizing what had happened, many years later, Oedipus blinds himself. The irony is that when Oedipus became able to "see" the truth, it led him to lose the ability to "see" literally.

You might be interested in
According to tyson, what two ideas did people once think were impossible, even though they do not defy any laws of physics
kakasveta [241]

Two ideas that people once thought imposible even if they didnt violate laws of physics were-

  • Idea of human flying
  • Idea of breaking the sonic barrier

Explanation:

Neil Tyson says that the idea of flying and breaking of the sonic barrier was earlier considered impossible, even if they did not specifically violate any laws of Physics.

The idea of flying had grown as an envy component in humans on seeing birds fly. Kelvin in his essay had argued for a machine that could fly and was heavier than air.

Similarly, the idea of breaking the Sonic boom was earlier considered to be impossible, but no physics law prevented it from happening. E.g. The bullets fired from the guns were travelling at a rate faster than the speed of the sound. However, after the Bell aircraft broke the sonic barrier, it was widely believed that the barrier can be broken.

3 0
2 years ago
How are Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas connected? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.
Snezhnost [94]

Aquinas was greatly influenced by the work of Aristotle. Aquinas himself recognized this, and even referred to Aristotle as "<em>The Philosopher</em>." Aquinas adopted Aristotelian views in his analysis of physical objects, the idea of time and place and in his cosmology. His moral philosophy is carefully crafted around Aristotelian ideas, and he provided the first analysis of many areas of Aristotelian philosophy that otherwise would have remained obscure. However, this does not mean that Aristotle was his only influence. More importantly, it does not mean that his ideas are simply a reinterpretation of Aristotelian ones. Aquinas created a new way of looking at life and the world, which was markedly different from any author before or after him.

5 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What do the details about the length of the Arctic day add to the story? Please respond in three to five complete sentences, inc
VARVARA [1.3K]
The details of the length of the day add a sence of timeliness and limitations. When story's exist outside of time they are just random excerpts but once it has time it can begin to have a sence of actuality. Once it is grounded in time it gives more meaning to what's going on because everything has to be kept on a schedule so everything that happens is important. Daylight came at nine o'clock. At midday the sky to the south warmed to rose-colour, and marked where the bulge of the earth intervened between the meridian sun and the northern world. But the rose-colour swiftly faded. The grey light of day that remained lasted until three o'clock. This shows how very short the day is and how very important everything that you can squeeze in is. it shows their limitation so everything that gets done is more impressive.
7 0
2 years ago
In “The Swan,” the tale of the swan is a(n) _____ for the struggles that humans must endure on earth before reaching heaven.
OLga [1]
Allegory? An allegory is a<span> story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.</span>
8 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Sarah is preparing her speech, “Defining the Constitution”. Her topic has many parts and she wants to focus on some more than ot
Strike441 [17]
The answer is d with most simple complex
7 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • What theme is common to the two excerpts below? . . . His theory of running until he reached camp and the boys had one flaw in i
    6·1 answer
  • Read the excerpt below and answer the question. HAMLET: Denmark's a prison. ROSENCRANTZ: Then is the world one. HAMLET: A goodly
    12·1 answer
  • Lying, robed in snowy white
    14·2 answers
  • Which word best describes the tone of the “Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort?” formal personal indifferent
    11·2 answers
  • Which revision would BEST improve the underlined part of this quotation from paragraph 10? A) ‘nothing is as striking as the gra
    14·2 answers
  • Which are examples of dramatic irony from Romeo and Juliet? Check all that apply.
    14·1 answer
  • Modern Greek is an Indo-European language spoken in Greece. Examine the sounds [ x ], [ k ], [ ç ], and [ c ] in the following d
    12·1 answer
  • Select the correct text in the passage.
    6·1 answer
  • Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. Workers could not leave the plantation unless they had a pass. And if they did de
    13·2 answers
  • I have three items in my backpack _<br>a book, a pen, and my wallet​
    14·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!