Belated Oedipus Blog

I once heard someone say that there is a golden secret to all thriving theatres; the re-occurring theme of the piece must be universally applicable to mankind. The reason we speak of Oedipus Rex still, centuries after its first representation is because Sophocles had explored a theme eternally relevant to men. The recurring theme of the play is revealed in the interplay between blind and the dark and light and wisdom.