Importance of Oedipus and Teiresias' Conversation in Scene One of Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex, a classic Greek play, was written almost 2500 years ago by a famous playwright named Sophocles. The play focuses on finding Laius' killer but through the process, Oedipus finds out who he truthfully is. In Scene one lines 284-448 Oedipus is speaking to Teiresias a blind prophet, he asks Teiresias to reveal Laius' killer. This passage has defining characteristics that are important to the play as a whole, which can be simply conveyed on …

…seek out the truths that they are looking for, whether it is in their past or their present. Oedipus' conversation with Teiresias has the defining characteristics of blindness and sight that help develop the play as a whole. The script does not give much stage direction which leaves room for the reader to use their imagination. All these components of the passage add to the understanding of the passage and the play as a whole.