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Why is it ironic that Oedipus blinds himself?

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These are the words  of the blind seer  Teiresias  to Oedipus . Later he Tells Oedipus  that he is the one who is blind because  he can not se ethe evil
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It is ironic because he finally "sees" or understands.

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