Oedipus gets mad at Tiresias because Teiresias all of the sudden does not want to tell Oedipus that he is the killer in fear that he may react violently. Oedipus then starts insulting the prophet telling him that he is “blind, lost in the night, endless night that nursed you [him]!” (Sophocles 426). Oedipus is unable to “see” that he is the killer because he has excessive pride that stops him. Others are there to help Oedipus, but he is too arrogant to listen to others, which makes his problems even worse. Oedipus does this again when Jocasta begs Oedipus to “call off this search!” (Sophocles 1163). Despite her demands, Oedipus is stubborn and searches for answers to the killer. Oedipus realizes too late that he killed his father on the road to Thebes, and this leads Jocasta kills herself and for him to lose almost
Oedipus gets mad at Tiresias because Teiresias all of the sudden does not want to tell Oedipus that he is the killer in fear that he may react violently. Oedipus then starts insulting the prophet telling him that he is “blind, lost in the night, endless night that nursed you [him]!” (Sophocles 426). Oedipus is unable to “see” that he is the killer because he has excessive pride that stops him. Others are there to help Oedipus, but he is too arrogant to listen to others, which makes his problems even worse. Oedipus does this again when Jocasta begs Oedipus to “call off this search!” (Sophocles 1163). Despite her demands, Oedipus is stubborn and searches for answers to the killer. Oedipus realizes too late that he killed his father on the road to Thebes, and this leads Jocasta kills herself and for him to lose almost