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Pity In Oedipus The King

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Oedipus in the play “Oedipus The King” goes through moments where fear and pity are brought into the spectator 's eyes, this is called purgation. A moment when the spectators feel pity for Oedipus is when his it said that as a kid Oedipus was sent out of Thebes and left on a mountain with his ankles tied together. Another moment where the spectators feels fear and pity is when Oedipus learn that his wife/mother has killed herself leading him to blind himself, to avoid seem anymore pain. As the play unfolds the spectators experience more fear and pity.

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