Oedipus Rex : Quotations
Oedipus Rex is a notable literary work by Sophocles. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of Oedipus Rex.
Quotations
”In shape, he was not all that unlike you.” Jocasta, Episode 2
”You have your eyesight, and you do not see how miserable you are.” Teiresias
“And he will turn out to be the brother of the children in his house—their father, too, both at once, and the husband and the son of the very woman who gave birth to him.” Teiresias, Episode 1
”Listen to me, and ease your mind with this—no human being has skill in prophecy.” Jocasta
“O light, let me look at you one final time, a man who stands revealed as cursed by birth.” Oedipus
“Why should I have eyes when there was nothing sweet for me to see?” Oedipus
“Count no man happy till he dies free of pain at last.” Chorus
”What man could be more hateful to the gods?”Oedipus