When Oedipus could see with his eyes, his mind was ignorantly blind to the truth, and even though Tiresias was physically blind, he was always able to see what Oedipus refused to. He changed himself from a man to woman, indulging in the pleasures of both. 'The blind prophet of Thebes, judged to the eighth circle of Fraud.
He was encountered in The Circle of Fraud. With this he realises that it was he, and not Tiresias who was truly blind all along and does not want to see the misery that he has brought on his family and city. Tiresias of Thebes, also known simply as Tiresias, was one of The Damned which Dante must Punish or Absolve for 'The Damned' achievement/trophy. Upon discovering this, along with discovering Jocasta’s dead body, Oedipus blinds himself with the pins on her dress and shouts that his eyes “would no longer see the evils he had suffered or had done, see in the dark those he should not have seen. Oedipus remains blind to the truth until he can deny it no longer.Īfter hearing the testimony of the herdsman it is perfectly clear to Oedipus that he has fulfilled the prophecy by killing his father and marrying his mother, in turn bringing the great misfortune about the city of Thebes. Tiresias says “Blind who could see, a beggar who was rich, through foreign lands he’ll go and point before him with a stick,” (460) implying that although Oedipus can see now, the truth will eventually blind him and cause him to loose all he has. He also tells Oedipus that what has brought him greatness is the very luck that will ruin him. Tiresias responds by saying that the insults Oedipus has hurled will before long come back upon him. This enlightenment leaves Oedipus to blind himself because he could not face his family after. As for Oedipus, he only truly sees or gains sight after knowing the truth about his past (GradeSaver). Oedipus casts insults at Tiresias about his blindness saying “You have no strength, blind in your ears, your reason and your eyes. Literally, the prophet Tiresias is blind and has been seeing the dark for so long, but though he is blind he sees the truth about the true identity of Oedipus (GradeSaver). However, Oedipus is blind to the truth and immediately begins accusing Tiresias of being involved in a conspiracy with Creon to overthrow him as king. When Oedipus first encounters Tiresias, the blind prophet proceeds to tell Oedipus after much pressure that Oedipus is the one who has brought the great plague down upon Thebes and that he is the murderer he has sent the residents of the city to find and cast away.Īlthough Tiresias is visually impaired, he can still see the truth of the contingency. He also foresees that one day King Oedipus will be dressed in rags, blind, and. When the play begins Oedipus has vision and Tiresias cannot see, but by the end of the play, it is clear who can really see and who is blind. In Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex, Tiresias is a blind prophet who accuses Oedipus of being King Laius's murderer. The characters surrounding these images are Oedipus and Tiresias the prophet. Oedipus the King has many images of blindness, both physical and blindness of the mind.
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