The role of Tiresias in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex (the king) Tiresias uses his psychic abilities to foreshadow the anguish and destruction that Oedipus will encounter after learning the truth of his life. Tiresias is also responsible for further developing the theme of blindness by using his own physical blindness to reveal his mental blindness to Oedipus. Finally, Tiresias is ultimately responsible for the imposition of dramatic irony because of his great knowledge of the truth of Oedipus. In the play Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, the minor character of Tiresias is responsible for foreshadowing the fate of Oedipus, developing the theme of blindness, and also illustrating dramatic irony. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, the character of Tiresias is developed in such a way that he uses many dramatic devices to reveal information and move the show forward. As a soothsayer, Tiresias is able to see the doom and destruction of Oedipus' life. Tiresias uses his great ability to reveal to the reader the mistakes in Oedipus' life that will soon occur due to his quest to know his fate. The character of Tiresias demonstrates the use of foreshadowing so that the reader is aware of Oedipus' fate. You cannot see the misery of your life, neither in whose house you live, no, nor with whom. Where are your father and mother? Can you tell me? You don't even know the blind wrongs you have committed to them, on earth and in the world below. But the double lash of your parents' curse will one day take you from this earth, with only night in your precious eyes. Then your cries: where will they not be heard (Sophocles, 403-410)? This passage foreshadows the destruction and misery that will be part of Oedipus' life... middle of paper... Bowra , CM “Sophocles' Use of Mythology.” In Readings on Sophocles, edited by Don Nardo. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1997.Segal, Charles. Oedipus Rex: tragic heroism and the limits of knowledge. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1993. “Sophocles” in the Literature of the Western World, edited by Brian Wilkie and James Hurt. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1984. Sophocles. Oedipus Rex. Trans. by F.Storr. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.Professor's comments:When citing, final punctuation should be after the parentheses and not within the citation. “I say you live in shame with the people closest to you. You cannot see evil” (Sophocles, 353-354). You have a strong thesis and thoroughly discuss your thesis points within your article. The first two paragraphs should be combined into one paragraph for a better introduction.