The Blindness In Oedipus Rex

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English

 

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Jared F

 

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July 31, 2012

 

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Lastly, Tiresias is ultimately responsible for imposing dramatic irony because of his great knowledge of the truth of Oedipus. As a fortune teller, Tiresias is able to see the fate and destruction of Oedipus' life. Tiresias uses his great ability to reveal to the reader the downfalls in Oedipus' life that will soon occur because of his quest to know his fate...
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The character of Tiresias demonstrates the use of foreshadowing in order for the reader to be aware of Oedipus' fate. Tiresias also foreshadows the self-mutilation and destruction of Oedipus. The following quotation clearly displays the use of foreshadowing by Tiresias, " I say you know not in what worst of shame you live together with those nearest you, and see not in what evil plight you stand...
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