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The usage of imagery in Oedipus Rex is of great interest to fully identify the irony of the play.  Throughout the play Oedipus was continuously acting upon impulse rather then recollecting knowledge effectively to gain wisdom.   An example of this first occurred when Oedipus fled his previous destination without fully being awakened of the truth about his past.  He processed to rule Thebes after filling the prophecies claims of killing his father and marrying his mother.  At this point in time the city became polluted and to cure the city from this tragedy, they must put a face to the man who committed murder and punish him for the deed.  Oedipus attempted to maintain his heroic figure by making the unknown, known.  A blind man Tiresias revealed that Oedipus was the cause of the pollution.  Oedipus spoke hostilely and stated the statement was false.  As the play advances, the truths are slowly exposed with evidence to prove it.  The darkness of the truth was coming to light.  Although Oedipus was acting blindly to seek for truth, he slowly gained wisdom by identify and breaking down the major components that he overlooked, as perceived as false.  He ultimately reached full wisdom when he was able to interconnect the event that took place that lead to this tragedy.  Therefore, knowing wisdom in full hindsight.  Wisdom in this context is acknowledging things without doubt.

Diana--here is my comment:  Diania--Connection between imagery and irony--great angle.  Just define the magery you are going to talk about in sentence two instead of waiting five sentences for us to figure out you are going to talk about darkness and light!  And try to connect each of your main points directly to this imagery and continue to emphasize irony!