Tiresias

King Oedipus, referring to pages 34 to 37, the author uses Themes, Symbolism, and Conflict. The blind man Tiresias, known as a prophet to the people of the city of Thebes is brought to Oedipus. Oedipus wants to confirm the…

Just as like his brother in law, Kreon does not follow in time the advice of Tiresias to bury the body of Polyneikes, in order for him to not being punished by the gods. Before this episode, Kreon has an important dialog with his son Haimon, who tries to change his father’s mind about the sentence of Antigone, future bride of Haimon…

Nobody understands when a tragedy is destined to strike. The unpredictability factor attributes to the fact that it is the manifestation of bad events that cause great sadness and in most cases leads to death. Moreover, according to the human nature, people will do anything to make sure they mitigate any imminent tragedies. However, irrespective of the adopted strategies, when tragedy is destined to strike, denial does not help; in fact, it leads to more trouble. According to Aristotle, tragedy…

Oedipus throughout the story, whether forcefully or not is willing to use anything to get to the truth of the murderer of King Laius as the murderer is the cause of the plague, but as soon as Tiresias reveals that he is the murderer Oedipus outright denies the accusation and calls Tiresias as a fraud, "Come here, you pious fraud. Tell me, when did you ever prove yourself a prophet? When the Sphinx, that chanting Fury kept her death-watch here, why silent then, not a word to set our people…

Sarah Lamb Burns IB English 22 February 2015 Oedipus Rex In the duration of the play Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles and interpreted by Robert Fagles, Oedipus, the protagonist, was established to have a multifaceted personality –character traits such as nurturing, pride, impulsiveness, persistence, honesty, and moral ambiguity. These various aspects of Oedipus’s character can be identified by means of his interactions with numerous characters; each of which influence various aspects of…

In a greek tragedy “Antigone, Sophocles argues that insight is more valuable than eyesight by showing the consequences of blindness to the truth. He uses Tiresias the blind prophet as the basis of insight, he who does not have literal sight sees the inner nature of things. Creon the King of Thebes is used as an example of someone who has who has sight but is blind figuratively to the reality surrounding him. Creon is not the only character who is blind to something. Antigone the protagonist of…

Creon and Antigone are parallel to what a tragic hero is. Antigone fulfills her image of what justice is by burying Oedipus and gets sentenced to death. Creon inherits a kingdom; his paranoia and pride gets the best of him, which leads to the people around him to suffer. These protagonists are rewarded a misfortunate end. They walk down a spotlighted road to their fall, as Antigone and Creon continue to do as they wish. A tragic hero is a protagonist who leads a tragedy. The Heroine (Antigone)…

feel almost untouchable and above others. Thus, when he called in Tiresias to shed light on the murderer of Laios and Tiresias exclaims that Oedipus “is the murderer whom you seek”, Oedipus responds with contempt (347). Also, Oedipus continued to assume that he could not have possibly murdered Laios when Kreon eventually came to speak with him. Without adequate proof, Oedipus directed the blame for Laios’ slaying on to both Tiresias and Creon. Throughout the story of Oedipus, it is…

chance to redeem himself. When Odysseus sees the ghost if Tiresias in Hades, Tiresias gives a prophecy that instructs Odysseus to “offer sacrifice to Lord Poseidon / A ram, a bull, and a boar in its prime” so that he can live a long and prosperous…

but Oedipus is portrayed in the book as ‘blind’, meaning ignorant to the truth, even before he actually blinds himself, as said by Tiresias, the prophet “Blind who now has eyes […].”(Oedipus) Tiresias is calling attention to Oedipus's lack of knowledge in relation to his fate. Even Tiresias, who is blind himself, compares blindness to ignorance. Why would Tiresias say something that is seemingly an insult to himself? As President of the National Federation of the Blind, Kenneth Jernigan puts it…