Oedipus pages 68-70
Chorus:
Who did the Delphian Crag oracular say was guilty? Who was
guilty of this heinous and unspeakable crime? Now they will run away
swifter and stronger than a horses in a storm. Whoever it may be, the
Gods will hunt him down. The voices of the Gods have proclaimed the
killer. Apollo looks for the sinner, who is lost in the wild and hides
from Apollo’s oracle shrine.
The wise prophet Teiresias affected me though I cannot approve or
disapprove of what he had to say for I do not know the truth of today
or tomorrow. I don’t know of any arguments that the Labdicids have
ever had with Oedipus. There is no proof to make me stand against
Oedipus though I too fight to avenge the king’s strange death.
Only the wise Zeus and Apollo know the truth and the way of man. If
they know, how can a prophet know? Does a man know more than a God
does? Until proof is found, I will never cry guilty with the rest of
the world. We know Oedipus to be wise and true and a helper of Thebes.
I will never call him false.
(Enter Creon)
Creon:
I’ve come here to defend the claim that Oedipus has against me.
How can he believe that I wanted to hurt him? I care as much about
life as I do for your trust.
Chorus:
It wasn’t a logical judgement but stressed angry bitter words.
Creon:
So the prophet did say that his tale was a lie?
Chorus:
It is true. I don’t know why.
Creon:
Was he thinking logically when the King spoke against my
loyalty?
Chorus:
I don’t know. I didn’t see what my master did.
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