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Truth is Blindness - Caroline Tucker

 Wow! Just wow! 

That is all that I could think of after watching Oedipus the King. I really enjoyed watching it. There are so many things I could talk about. 

After watching, I felt saddened for Oedipus. Oedipus seemed to be a good man and tried to do his best for his city. One major fault he had was his short temper. I will agree that there is no excuse for the murder of his father. This is because he murdered him out of anger. However, Oedipus’s crimes against his mother and subsequently his wife and children were done unknowingly. Both sets of his parents are at fault for the unknowingness of marrying his mother and having children with her. I am not saying Oedipus is not in the wrong, I believe that he was most definitely in the wrong. He just did not know his wife was also his mother. 

The fact that he did not know that he was committing a crime reminds me of how we as humans sin knowingly and unknowingly. Like Oedipus, whether we commit crimes against God knowingly or unknowingly we all suffer the consequences. Oedipus had to suffer the consequences of his actions. He had no one to save him from his crimes. Thankfully, we, as believers, have a hope. We have Jesus. He suffered the consequences so we would nor have to. 

P.s. I commented on Logan’s and Lily’s

Comments

  1. Abigale BellOctober 14, 2020 at 11:19 PM

    Awesome post! I agree with the ideas you brought out about sin. The fact that Oedipus sinned unknowingly didn't change the fact that he did. When we sin, even if it's unintentional, that sin still has consequences. This is why it's so amazing that Jesus dies on the cross for us. It blows my mind that my sins today are still covered by His blood.

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  2. ClaboOctober 15, 2020 at 2:33 AM

    I really enjoyed your ending comments. It is so important to pay attention to our mistakes whether they be intentionally or unintentionally. In the end, everything we do matters and has some form of impact in some way or another.

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  3. Logan TurnerOctober 15, 2020 at 8:33 AM

    Ironically enough, Oedipus himself was the one who punished him the most. Oedipus was the one who gouged his own eyes out and exiled himself, not anybody else. It makes you wonder how he would have been punished if he hadn't punished himself so harshly

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