# Knowledge and Ignorance in Oedipus Rex

> Theme guide for Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

Oedipus's relentless pursuit of the truth about Laius's murder and his own origins drives the plot, revealing how ignorance can be a form of protection and how painful knowledge can lead to destruction.

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