The wise prophet was metaphorically declaring that he delivered the message of a higher truth. This truth existed as Natural Law. Teiresias advised his monarch to choose a different course in life. His divine vision more than compensated for his lack of physical sight, for it allowed him to walk on a wise and virtuous path...
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The sage shared the knowledge and truth that he perceived with others who were too caught up in conventional matters to realize the existence of a higher purpose. Teiresias allowed those who stood "on fate's thin edge" (Antigone, 102) to walk safely to a plateau of illumination. The blind prophet combated pride, arrogance, and ignorance to deliver his message of enlightenment...
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Light vs. Dark Imagery- The Scarlet Letter In the sunlight of the first scaffold, Hester is shown as strong and determined. She gives the appearance that the letter does not bother her. However, later in the novel we learn her true feelings as to the letter: The effect of the symbol--or, rather, of the position in respect to society that was indicated by it--on the mind of Hester Prynne herself was powerful and peculiar...	3 / 661
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Scarlet Letter He finds it appropriate to go to the scaffold in the night and in a way confess his sins. While upon the scaffold Hester and Pearl see him and consequently join him...	2 / 516