Using the play Oedipus the King to justify your answers, tackle the following questions. Why do we need to consume (need to read or watch) tragedy?

What is the difference between intelligence and wisdom?

Are we fated to a particular end? How much free will do we actually have?

Does wisdom come at a price?

Why must Oedipus complete his inquiry, quest, search?

Do we really want to know the truth about ourselves?

Why is Oedipus’s search for self-knowledge a universal search? In other words, why must we all search for the truth about ourselves to become wise?