Its been a while since I've read either of those but write about how the notion of sight is used in both stories. At least in Oedipus, its symbolic that he puts the charcoals in his eyes to burn himself as a result of his shame. Sight can also be taken as any emphasis on physical beauty or even first impressions, ie if someone is constantly talked about as being beautiful. Oedipus hasnt seen his mother for years but still thinks she's gorgeous and then marries her. You could even go into other meanings of sight such as personal insight and judgment although that might be a stretch.

Regarding the Odyssey, I'd mention something about Medusa and how her sight will turn men to stone. You could even extrapolate on sight as one of the physical senses and tie in how the Sirens used their beauty and songs to lure men to their death. Hope this helps somehow.

I hate to say it but think outside of the box, think of everything that sight/vision/appearance can mean overall not in specific scenes.

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If you really want to impress your teacher, write your entire paper without using any "be" verbs or uncertain language. "Is, are, was, have, has, had, is having, should, would, could, may, might," get rid of all of it. Active verbs >> passive verbs. That's a pain, though, you could pass on that if it's due tomorrow.

Good luck.
Thats just good paper writing. Great habit to get into that makes your papers much more confident sounding as well as interesting to read.