... eyesight and insight in Oedipus it makes a meaningful pattern in together with the references to literal and metaphorical blindness to the truth. Oedipus is famed for his clear-sightedness and quick comprehension, but he discovers that he has been blind to the truth for many years, and then he blinds himself so he does not have to loot at his own children/siblings. Tiresias, the prophet, is blind, yet he sees more truth than the other characters in the play. For example, when Tiresias accuses Oedipus of being the murderer, the king takes the counter-offensive, actually accusing Tiresias of the murder when he asserts, "You helped hatch the plot, you did the work, yes, short of killing him with your own hands . . ." Soon, however, Oedipus' character changes to a man in denial2. Overall, the play seems to say that human beings can show incredible insight, and they have ...

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