There are several points in the tragety Oedipus The King where the author writes intense moments in the work. The author does this several ways. One way the author creates this heightened emotional moment is by keeping things hidden and secretive in the work. For instance one of the most emotional and disturbing points in the book is when Oedipus finds out that he is married to his mother. This was found out by revealing a series of secrets in this scene of the tragety. By unveiling the secret that Jocasta is Oedipus' mother, the author draws many emotions out of the reader and creates a better connection between the reader and the story itself. After finding this news out that Oedipus is married to his mother, the author unveils another astonishing moment in the story. The author then informs the reader that Jocasta commit suicide. Not only this but Oedipus stabbed his eyes with his mother's brooches and is now blind. These two pieces of information that are revealed after the previous dramatic scene where Oedipus finds out he has been sleeping with his mother, add to the readers now extremely heightened emotions.
Another instance where emotions are heightened through the unveiling of secrets is when the audience finds out the Oedipus killed the previous king. The town and reader is unknowing as to who killed the previous king, because Oedipus must find out who committed the murder, and to banish that person. But once Oedipus figures out that he committed the murder, and the audience finds out this news, everyone is completely shocked. The emotions of hatred towards this person that killed the previous king are shifted from the unknown person that did it, now to the king. This shifting of emotions creates one of the most intense moments in this tragety.
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