How does Oedipus fail to act out of goodness?

Who was the father of Oedipus?

Dismayed by the _________ sickening his people, King Oedipus sought the wisdom of the Oracle, hoping she might provide him with the answer of how to cure and obliterate the sweeping illness.rejuvenationanimositypestilenceantiquity

The god who had some presence in the story of Oedipus Rex was ____________________.Group of answer choicesAthenaApolloHadesZeus

In Oedipus Rex, the gods' actions are ____________________.Group of answer choicescompletely absentdirect and explictly intended to push the characters in the right directionswell-intended but misunderstooddistant and without compassionNext

Jocasta committed suicide by hanging.       Taking down her body, Oedipus took hold of her brooches.       He gouged out his eyes.       WHY did Oedipus choose to blind himself?Group of answer choicesHe was always considered to be blessed with good looks, so he wanted to disfigure himself as penance for his sins.He could not bear the thought of having to face and see his parents who were now in the underworld.Eyes were considered the windows of the soul, so he did not want anyone to see the evil inside him.After pulling out one's hair, gouging out one's eyes was the highest level of showing sorrow for one's sins.Suicide was considered noble, but but Oedipus considered that option as "womanly."