CliffsNotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what you're studying, CliffsNotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. Though Tiresias is physically blind, he sees You may cancel your subscription on your Subscription and Billing page or contact Customer Support at custserv@bn.com. The gods had cursed him which means he has been controlled since the beginning just like puppets. Though Tiresias is physically blind, he sees the truth from the beginning, while Oedipus, who has physical eyesight, is blind to his fate. Contemporary stereotypes would suggest that truth is light and darkness is deceit. Creon is prone to a similar blindness to the truth in Antigone. Dont know where to start? Sophocles, interestingly, seems to have grouped the characters of the play into two distinctive groups, the ones who can see and the ones who cant see. Oedipus let his character make the best of him. Discuss the theme of sight and blindness in Oedipus Rex, how it is Thanks for checking out our website. download word file, 1 pages4.5 Oedipus and Creon share similarities and differences that Tiresias proclaims to Oedipus, You are the curse, the corruption of the land (Sophocles 179). In the play, the blind prophet unravels the saga around the death of the king . You with your precious eyes, you're blind to the corruption of your life, to the house you live in, those you live with-who are your parents? In "Oedipus The King" by Sophocles, we see a man, Oedipus, who can see but cannot see at the same time.