He seems to be hopeless at this point. “Curse on the man who took the cruel bonds from off my legs...had I died then I would not be so burdensome to friends (pg. 21).” This quote shows that he is starting to fully understand the truth about his life; even though he still does not want to believe it nor does he like it. He wishes death and does not care at this point what happens since he has to live with something he has done with his own hands. He is completely miserable and at first he was all about himself; now he does not care about anything that happens to him. “When he saw her he cried fearfully...he tore the brooches away from her and lifting them high dashed them on his own eyeballs (pg. 20).” He did not want people to see the truth or guilt in his eyes nor did he want to see it himself. He even thought that Jocasta did not anything to do with him. It seemed as though he did not want anything to do with life. He seemed depressed and it seems as if though the old Oedipus was no longer here and he now was a normal man bathing in this horrible
He seems to be hopeless at this point. “Curse on the man who took the cruel bonds from off my legs...had I died then I would not be so burdensome to friends (pg. 21).” This quote shows that he is starting to fully understand the truth about his life; even though he still does not want to believe it nor does he like it. He wishes death and does not care at this point what happens since he has to live with something he has done with his own hands. He is completely miserable and at first he was all about himself; now he does not care about anything that happens to him. “When he saw her he cried fearfully...he tore the brooches away from her and lifting them high dashed them on his own eyeballs (pg. 20).” He did not want people to see the truth or guilt in his eyes nor did he want to see it himself. He even thought that Jocasta did not anything to do with him. It seemed as though he did not want anything to do with life. He seemed depressed and it seems as if though the old Oedipus was no longer here and he now was a normal man bathing in this horrible