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Oedipus From Scene 3 To Exodus

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From Scene 3 to Exodus, we see the events leading up to Oedipus’ realization of the prophecies’ authenticity and his decision to be exiled from Thebes to save the city from its troubles. In Exodus, Oedipus calls upon the help of Creon, whom he has wronged with accusations of treason and threats of death. I find it interesting that although Oedipus acted so harshly towards him, Creon was still deferential and showed enough mercy to Oedipus, allowing him to see his own daughters. One thing that I noticed in Scene IV was that older people in Greek mythology tend to offer wisdom and are not fond of sharing information that may be harder for others to understand fully. This is seen in the case of Teiresias and the shepherd, both of whom were reluctant

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