the main idea of Oedipus the King by Sophocles is that one cannot defy the gods without suffering severe consequences. The play is about Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who inadvertently kills his father and ends up marrying his mother. Even when the terrible truth is revealed, he remains in denial.
The answer is A <span>Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.</span>
