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Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles

One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Sophocles names one word that lifts the weight and pain of life, and it is love. The passage treats love as a relief rather than another burden. It's a hopeful claim that affection can make hardship easier to carry.

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