ing himself. He had been blinded to the
             Oedipus was blind in more then one way. He was blind to the truth about his own life. Oedipus
             had no idea that his real parents were Laius and Jocasta. He was so blind that he got mad at
             anyone who was foolish enough to suggest such an idea. As more and more of the story started to
             fall into place, Oedipus was forced to open his eyes to the truth. Oedipus did kill his father and
             marry his mother. Oedipus was the person causing the bad times in Thebes. As soon as Oedipus
             knew and accepted the truth, he blinded himself. Just as Teiresias was blind and open to the truth,
             Oedipus was also physically blind. Oedipus' physical blindness played into the whole role of the
             Greek tragedy. The blindness completed the tragedy for Oedipus. Every Greek tragedy was
             supposed to end with the main characters experiencing their own, personal tragedy. For Oedipus,
             this tragedy was discovering the truth and becoming blind. It completed the prophecies that
             Oedipus received from the blind prophet, Teiresias. Teiresias told Oedipus that he had come into
             Thebes with his sight, but he would leave Thebes without it. Oedipus' physical blindness also left
             Oedipus to the wrongs of his life. With nothing to loo
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