That he does not understand who else benefits from a treasonous charge is the reason why Oedipus believes that Creon is plotting against him in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet announces that Theban King Oedipus is the criminal sought by the gods and all Thebes for killing King Laius. Oedipus does not remember killing let alone even meeting his supposed victim. But he feels that the charge benefits his brother-in-law Creon, who can grab all the royal powers for himself if Oedipus is overthrown.
Oedipus thinks Creon his brother inlaw is plotting against him.
Revenge on Laius' killer, who is Oedipus, but nobody knows at the time.
Oedipus accused "Creon" of trying to take over the throne, and conspiracy against him.
Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Jocasta tells Oedipus that Laius was killed by robbers at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king. Oedipus decides to send for Teiresias. Oedipus is crowned king of Thebes and marries Jocasta. Oedipus kills Laius at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Oedipus thinks Creon his brother inlaw is plotting against him.
Revenge on Laius' killer, who is Oedipus, but nobody knows at the time.
Oedipus accused "Creon" of trying to take over the throne, and conspiracy against him.
Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Oedipus claims that the blind prophet Tieresias is plotting with Creon to take the throne.
Jocasta tells Oedipus that Laius was killed by robbers at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king. Oedipus decides to send for Teiresias. Oedipus is crowned king of Thebes and marries Jocasta. Oedipus kills Laius at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
A. Which of the following illustrates one of the ways creon acts as a foil for Oedipus? B. Where Oedipus does not believe in prophecies, Creon consults oracles daily. C. Where Oedipus is not Ambitious, Creon covets the throne. D. Where Oedipus speaks rashly, Creon thinks before he speaks.
Oedipus distrusts Creon because he feels very threatened by him. He believes Creon and Teiresias are conspiring against him and trying to take his position as king.
No, the audience doesn't believe that Theban King Oedipus is the son of Theban King Creon. Oedipus clearly is in control of the interaction. Creon comes back from Apollo's Shrine and wants to share what he learns in private with Oedipus and only later in public with the Theban people. Oedipus refuses and tells Creon to speak there and then. That isn't the typical father and son interaction in which the son respects the father, in ancient Greece.
Why does Creon share Oedipus's power?
Creon is Oedipus's uncle.
It is in careful defense of Creon that the chorus responds when Oedipus becomes angry with Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus characterizes Creon as reasonable. The members describe Theban King Oedipus as rash and uncontrolled. They suggest that Creon is behaving deferentially and sanely, in line with an individual fighting for his life against false charges.