Does Oedipus have the courage to face his downfall? Although he accepts his fate, but doesnt plucking out his eyes means his lack of courage to face...

does accept his fate,
and we don't necessarily have to read his act of self-blinding as a sign of his unwillingness to
face up to truth.  Throughout the play, Oedipus had many opportunities to stop seeking the
truth, and even once he began to understand some of the awful truth, he continued to press on so
that he would know all.  It is for the good of the kingdom, after all, which suffers cruelly as
a result of Laius's unsolved and unpunished murder.

All this time, however,
Oedipus has been figuratively blind: unable to see how his own pride and anger could lead to his
downfall.  Compare him to, a prophet who cannot literally see but who can figuratively see;
Oedipus was...