# Blindness and Insight in Oedipus at Colonus

> Theme guide for Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles.

Physical blindness gives Oedipus inner vision, as he perceives divine signs and truths, while sighted characters often fail to understand the deeper moral or spiritual realities.

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