mixture of rage and pride that, unfortunately, Oedipus Rex has. The Greeks believed that

this sin was the most grievous because these people thought that they were above the gods.

Oedipus is guilty of this sin. Being a proud man, Oedipus does not listen to anything and

that pride will eventually lead Oedipus to his downfall.

Throughout the whole play, Oedipus displays the deadly sin of hubris. When

talking to Tiresias, the soothsayer, Oedipus loses his cool. Getting angry at Tiresias for not

coming out with the truth, Oedipus says, "Thou hast not spoken so loyally, nor friendly

toward the State that bred thee, cheating her of this response." Here, the raging Oedipus

implies that Tiresias is a phony. Again and again, Tiresias does not want to say what he

and tells the phony to go home. Obviously, Oedipus lets his pride get in the way

does not want to listen to Creon. Again, Oedipus' pride gets in the way of his common

senator mention Oedipus' words. He says, "His words appear( and Oedipus, your own,) to

suggests that Creon schemed with Tiresias. Creon tries to defend himself by Oedipus does

Another man knows something that will bring Oedipus down, and for this reason this man

speak out ever, but stand thus relentless and persistent?" Oedipus is obviously angry and

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