Carter 2 In Oedipus the King, Tiresias is a blind prophet that has the ability to see the truth and predict the future. ... Tiresias also predicted the future with precision when he told Oedipus: "A seeming stranger, we shall be shown to be Theban born, blind, who once could see, a beggar who was rich. ... He predicts that "(she) will come out that door. ... By mesmerizing her into an irrational state, she does exactly what he predicts. She "put out her hand against the screen, (she) push(ed) the door slowly open- (481) and ultimately left with Arnold Friend just as he had predicted. ...

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