Oedipus Journal 4

Sophocles uses various images throughout his play to help create a better understanding of his main theme. The image I chose to do was that of light.

"O god - all come true, all burst to light! O light - now let me look my last on you!" (1306-1308)

"But now for all your power Time, all-seeing Time has dragged you to the light..." (1340-1341)

The imagery of light is used to show how new facts are starting to reveal themselves to those in the play, especially Oedipus. Light is shown as truth, and truth has finally been reached by Oedipus after time has uncovered what has happened in Oedipus' life. He also tells how how it is the last time he would look on the light, showing how the complete truth has finally come out and there is nothing more to reveal about Oedipus. Nothing could stop this uncovering of the truth because time was eventually going to force the truth out of the situation, even given the fact that Oedipus was incredibly powerful, showing how the truth may be uncovered no matter what is done and can be done so to anyone.