Oedipus, The King And Allegory Of The Cave - Comparative Analysis Essa

In Sophocles play, Oedipus, the King, there are various instances where Oedipus tries to escape his destinyenlightenmentonly to discover the trueness that he cannot. Similarly, in Platos Allegory of the Cave the prisoner travails to understand and adjust to his newly visited environment. In both works, the men first had to realize their ignorance in the beginning they could begin to acquire knowledge and true understanding of the complexities of the human condition. Specifically, in Oedipus, the King, it was Oedipus illusion of himself as a man unequaled in leadership whereas in Allegory of the Cave it was the prisoners initial refutations of enlightenment being shown him until he realizes its intellectual, spiritual, and social significance.In both articles of literature, there are places where their ignorance and eventual proceeding of enlightenment is highlighted. In Oedipus, the King it is when he is accusing Creon of conspiring against him, calling him a murderer and supposedl y having exposed him as a robber attempting to stealhis throne. Here, he does not yet realize that not only has not Creon attempted to overthrow him, but also that he is not the man who has already figure everything out about humanity as he thinks. He later does, fortunately, discover that he was not the true ill-fated man who never acquire anything because he knew everything too soon. He discovers, after piercing out his eyes, that he has finally ar-rived at the truth of his life and that ...