Irony of Character
Antigone is all filled with irony since the beginning. In fact, all Greek tragedies have some irony and the irony in Antigone is the character of Teiresias. Teiresias is a a cranky old man who although being blind he has the ability to see the future. In other words he is a clairvoyant. The funny part of this character and what makes him interesting is that how can a blind man be a clairvoyant?
It is hard to imagine a person who claims to be a seer, yet he can barely see what reality looks like.
Now, the really strange part is that in the story this guy can see far more clear than Creon. Creon says that Teiresias have been bribed, he is so stubborn, his mind is so closed by his own paradigms that he can never listen to others. Even though, Teiresias tells him that nature itself is revealing against him by not allowing a dead man to have a rightful burial. Everything is turning up against him. However, Creon is so mentally blind that he make something up not to look like a fool.
Creon keeps on telling this prophet is crazy, and his head starts getting pumped up. The more Teiresias talks the more Creon lose his head. Smartly enough, he shut his mouth as well as the gods shut the light for his eyes and leaves before he gets involved more in Creon business. Although in his face he aparently did not believe a word, later he tried the prophecy to go away and to make up with antigone for what he had done. Sadly, it was too late for him
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