Why Is Oedipus Wrongful

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“Look at that person over there. He is so old and hideous. His wrinkled face, his saggy chin, and has only one hand. He is disgusting.” exclaim James. James was walking down the street and encounter this old man at a bus stop. James criticize this old innocent man who he does not know, however James fails to recognize is that the old man was in the army. That the man had been through so many battles and his hand was injured and had to be remove. Many of you guys are asking “How can someone be this cruel?” The reality is that many of us go through this situation every day. We judge someone based on how they look or act. And it is unfair and depressing that we are so critical. Just like it happens in our world, it occurs in the play Oedipus …show more content…

Oedipus is stubborn thought he was going to be betrayed by Creon. Oedipus confronted Creon that he was going to banish him, which Creon responded “It is not right to adjudge bad men good at random, or good men bad” it is not right to assume that a bad men is good and that good men bad at any time he/she encounters him/her (Sophocles 142). Creon explains that you must get to know someone before you can tell what they are. As time goes on, you can tell what they are and not on rash judgement.Their character is not completely shown until after a while. Creon was not the only person Oedipus judged, Oedipus also judges Tiresias. Tiresias, being blind and a godly figure, was summoned to Thebes and was there to expose the murder of Laius. He confesses to Oedipus that he was the killer and that he was the one that murder Laius. Oedipus does not handle the situation and tells Tiresias that “there is not strength, since you are maimed in ear and in wit and in eyes” that Tiresias is weak because he is injured in the ear and has no eyesight (Sophocles 136). Oedipus attacks the man verbally for his disabilities instead of getting to know more about the truth. Judging Tiresias cause him many tenses hardships. His judgement resulted in him being blind at the end. Oedipus finds out the truth and was aware that Tiresias was right. Oedipus judge Creon and Tiresias before getting to know them and this resulted in his …show more content…

The whole world judges on a daily basis. Criminals are judged very harshly. Criminals come from any race any religion they are everywhere. In the jail they change psychologically and they get abetted in jail. The criminal begin to regret their actions and want to get their life back together. The criminal is released and what does he/she do. The criminal goes and fix the problem, however the victim never takes this well, the victim wants the criminal away from him/her. The criminal is judge and can not be seen for the change that they have gone through. Criminal go through so much judgement like many

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