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15 cards from this deck
Audience knows what characters don't, creates tension
He's the murderer he seeks & son of parents he fled
True spiritual vision & knowledge of divine will
Metaphorical blindness to truth about his identity
Fate vs free will, crucial moment of choice/destiny
Moral pollution spreading from Oedipus's hidden crimes
Recognition or moment of discovery in tragedy
Reversal of fortune in tragedy
Moral & religious voice of Thebes, represents community
Report offstage violence, maintain dramatic unities
Rapid single-line exchanges creating tension & pace
Creates sense of impending doom & dramatic tension
Emotional impact creating pity & fear in audience
Simultaneously when Oedipus learns his true identity
Finally achieving self-knowledge that eluded him
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