The Symbolism Of Tiresias In Oedipus The King

For our mask project we decided to do Tiresias. Tiresias was a blind man, who was very wise. At the beginning of the play he tells Oedipus that he is the problem. This is why we decided to make him half blind. This is to symbolize how Oedipus sees the character. The black eye symbol represents Teiresias being blind, but still possessing sight in wisdom. The stone symbol is to represent his power. This is because he has knowledge of his actions, however Oedipus knows little about how his actions are affecting others. This is why Oedipus is more blind than him, and it’s not until Oedipus himself is blind that he begins to notice his