Oedipus
Oedipus A major issue in the play “Oedipus” by Sophocles is seeking the truth at all costs. ... In the play, Teiresias, Iocasta, and the herdsman all tried to stop Oedipus from pursuing the truth. You can see this portrayed in part of the last conversation between Iocasta and Oedipus. After realizing that the prophecy had come true, Iocasta begs Oedipus to let the mystery go unsolved for once. ... Oedipus replies, I cannot yield my right to know the truth”. It is quite obvious here that Oedipus is unable to stop his quest for the truth, even under his wife’s pleading.