Explain Teiresuas' words "...but oh, when wisdom brings no profit / to be wise is to suffer." How will he and Oedipus, both wise man, suffer?

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Explain Teiresuas' words "...but oh, when wisdom brings no profit / to be wise is to suffer." How will he and Oedipus, both wise man, suffer?

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Asked by shawen r #338318 on 9/27/2013 7:37 PM

Last updated by Kohinur A #905836 on 5/17/2019 11:21 AM

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Answered by judy t #197809 on 9/27/2013 7:43 PM

Oedipus suffers because he has, in fact, fulfilled the prophecy to kill his father and marry his mother; Teiresias suffers because he has to tell the truth and finds himself discarded by Oedipus who believes Teiresias to be bribed.

Answered by Kohinur A #905836 on 5/17/2019 11:21 AM

Explain Teiresuas' words "...but oh, when wisdom brings no profit / to be wise is to suffer." How will he and Oedipus, both wise man, suffer?

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