# Blindness and Sight in Oedipus Rex

> Theme guide for Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

A recurring motif contrasting physical sight with spiritual insight: the blind prophet Teiresias sees the truth, while the sighted Oedipus remains ignorant of his own identity and crimes until he physically blinds himself upon gaining knowledge.

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