Jocasta to the Rescue

Creon confronts Oedipus in front of the castle of Thebes. Oedipus immediately blames Creon for the murder of King Laius and for attempting to take the throne. Creon halts Oedipus in the middle of his accusations and tells him that it is his turn to speak. He explains that it is senseless to want to overthrow a king from whom he already shares power with. There is no point in overthrowing a king if all that there is to gain is responsibilities and stress. He tells Oedipus to go to Delphi where he swore is oath and ask the priestess if he quoted her correctly.

Jocasta walks up and defends Creon. She reminds Oedipus how dishonorable it would be for Creon to break his oath and that there was no way he would do such a thing. She convinced him to let Creon go and tells Oedipus that prophecies are silly. She explains that prophets are fake and make inaccurate predictions. She tells Oedipus' that king Laius' prophecy was completely wrong. She tells him that he was fated to be killed by his son's hand. He instead was killed by highwaymen where the three roads meet just before he arrived in Thebes. Oedipus suddenly became worried. He remembered he was at the crossroads once before.

It's your turn to respond in the comments box. Is Jocasta covering up for Creon? Tiresias obviously didn't know anything about the murder. Do you think prophets are fake? Laius was killed by highwaymen. Do you think otherwise?

Mr. Blind Man

Tiresias has finally arrived. Oedipus, feeling relieved, asks Tiresias to tell him who exactly the murderer is. Tiresias refused to tell him! How could he tell the king no? He knows the punishment involved with his decision. Regardless of his refusal, Oedipus grows angry and demands he tell him who killed Laius. Tiresias tells Oedipus that telling him who the killer was would cause more harm then good and begins his departure. Oedipus refuses his denial and continues to yell at Tiresias. Tiresias grow angry and exclaims that Oedipus is blind to the evils he has done and tells him that Oedipus is the the murderer he sought. Oedipus' anger escalated and he began to make fun of Tiresias' blindness. However, Tiresias walks away after explaining that he was once blind, but now he can see and that Oedipus is still blind and will never see his evils.

Oedipus has put some puzzle pieces together. He realized that Creon was the one who brought up Tiresias in the first place. He decided that Creon is trying to take his throne and got Tiresias to play along. Oedipus is officially the angriest he's ever been in his life and is on his way to accuse Creon of treachery and the murder of king Laius. Is somebody setting up Oedipus? Is Tiresias telling the truth? This is your chance to blame Laius' death on your worst enemy or your best friend. Answer my questions in the comments and go wild with your accusations. I think Creon is a dirty liar.

Oedipus saved us once. Can't he do it again?

Oedipus met with the people of Thebes to express his feelings toward King Laius' murder. He told us that he is prepared to avenge the death of King Laius. He gave us the option of giving him any information we may know about the murder. If we withhold information however, we are to be sent into exile and shunned by all the people of Thebes. He speaks of avenging Laius as if he is his own son. Oedipus ends his speech by cursing the murderer and wishing him an unhappy and uncomfortable life. The people dispersed and the faithful Choragos walks up to Oedipus. He tells Oedipus of a blind prophet living close by. Oedipus, who's probably feeling like he's a couple steps ahead of the game, told Choragos that Creon has already mentioned Tiresias and that he has sent for him. Oedipus patiently awaited the all-knowing prophet. I bet he was anxious to know exactly who killed Laius so that he could be showered with more glory.

Is it truly wise to send for a man who can't even tell blue from green? There isn't much since in asking somebody who can't see a murder question. Oedipus might not be as wise as we all think. Hopefully he's right and the plague can be lifted soon. His dedication to this criminal case seem unbound. Even if he is wrong about Tiresias, I truly think his chances of finding the killer are high. Perhaps Creon can lend a hand. What do you think?  Has Oedipus gone bonkers? What do you think about his speech? Leave your opinions in the comment box below.

Laius? Murdered? What?

Priests have gathered at the gates of Oedipus' castle requesting audience with the king. Oedipus comes forth to address their problem. The priests knew of Oedipus' encounter with the mighty sphinx. Seeing that he saved Thebes from the sphinx by solving his riddle, they must have thought that Oedipus would be wise enough to stop the plague. To the priests surprise, Oedipus has already sent Creon to the oracle in Delphi where he is asking for help from the gods. During the conversation Creon returns and tells Oedipus and the priests what he has learned.

He claims that Apollo is extremely unhappy with the people of Thebes. The people have been covering up the murder of their very own king and Apollo is disgusted. Apollo wants revenge upon whomever killed king Laius before he lifts the dreaded plague. Creon tells Oedipus that Laius was killed by a band of highwaymen where three roads meet. Oedipus immediately questions why an investigation was never held. Creon explains that matters changed when the sphinx arrived. The sphinx was destroying the city and became the main area of concern. Hearing this, Oedipus decided to right the city's wrongs and apprehend the killer to save his people. He called for a meeting that every citizen of Thebes had to attend. It takes place at his castle's gates shortly.

Oedipus appears to be putting his people on the top of his priority list. He seems to be a great king. Surely the man who stopped the sphinx can end this disastrous plague. Hopefully the gods will lead him on his quest of vengeance. Perhaps Oedipus doesn't even need the gods.