Throughout the play he is referred to as "the first of men" and is praised by his people as the man who can bring them forth out of the plague that has befallen their city and save them from death and destruction. He, and his citizens have complete confidence in this one man who has saved them once before from the plague of the evil sphinx by solving her riddle of "what crawls on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 3 at night?" ... The next important part is the prophecy Tieresias presents to Oedipus, the very same prophecy, the audience will note, that was also described by the o...

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He could have waited for the plague to end, but out of empathy for his people he sent Creon to search for a solution. ... It is important to note that Oedipus exercised his final act of free will in Thebes to show the influence free will has in shaping ones fate. ...

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Teiresias continues by telling Creon that, "It is you- your high resolve that sets this plague on Thebes" (1124-1125). ... It is interesting to note that even in today's society, men are threatened by the same actions of women that they were hundreds of years ago. ...

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