The Blind (French: Les aveugles), also known as The Sightless, is a play that was written in 1890 by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck.

The piece is not only a study of human condition in general but it appears to confront its reader with the effect of hope on the latter.

Unlike most other theatrical pieces The Blind does not introduce its readers to readily shaped characters, but twelve de-personalised beings.

These beings were not provided with names but titles describing their general condition, for instance the eldest blind man.

This method of writing gives an audience, or theatre professional an opportunity to read between the lines and interpret the piece according to personal desire.