Oedipus’ anger against Tiresias

After solving the riddle of the Sphinx , Oedipus becomes the king of Thebes and as he ascends to the throne he is confronted with the fact that his kingdom is being devastated by plague. He tries to know the reason behind the plague very earnestly . He sends his confidant Creon to the temple of Apollo to know the truth.

When Creon returns from the temple he tells Oedipus that the murderer of Laius is the reason behind the plague and if Oedipus fails to detect him then the whole city will gradually die .

Having tried everything , Oedipus finally calls for Tiresias , the blind prophet to investigate the matter and to get to know the whereabouts of the murderer . This whole part is about Tiresias foreshadowing and throwing in small hints such as saying

” How terrible – to see the truth

When the truth is only pain to him who sees ! ”

This , not surprisingly makes Oedipus more and more frustrated . As we see Oedipus’ slow decline , we the audience know what Tiresias already does . As he is repeatedly questioned again , he says

” You are the curse , the corruption of the land ”

This was the last straw , Oedipus gets angry and curses at Tiresias. Coming up with conspiracies as he cannot believe him . As the play comes to the climax , Tiresias castigates him by saying :

” You’ve lost your power ,

Stone-blind, stone-deaf- senses , eyes blind as stone ! ”

Epic foreshadowing much ?!?!

Oedipus’ anger seems justified however , he wouldn’t have knowingly committed the crimes that he has . His only crime being trying to run away from fate , but wouldn’t you want to do the same if you were put into his shoes ? That is the question we leave you with .

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