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Finding The Truth In Oedipus The King

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Oedipus is worried about the damage that the plague is doing to his people and attempts to get help. Creon tells him that it is due to the murder of King Laius and that the whoever murdered him must be found and killed. Oedipus sought the counsel of the prophet, Teiresias, but he was afraid of telling Oedipus the truth about what really happened. For Teiresias knows that Oedipus unintentionally killed his own father, who was the king and married his own mother which is what brought about the plague.
Teiresias tries to discourage Oedipus from finding the truth but is unsuccessful. When Oedipus discovers the truth, he is deeply angered with Teiresias and Creon because he suspected that they were trying to steal the throne for themselves. But
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