He does not know that the person he killed on the road from Corinth was Laius.
Tiresias doubts Oedipus because Tiresias tells Oedipus that he is the murderer of Laius. He says that after Oedipus insults Tiresias's blindness. Tiresias then mocks how Oedipus doesn't even know his true father and mother. This leads Oedipus to doubt Tiresias
He does not know that the person he killed on the road from Corinth was Laius.
Because he himself is the accused, Oedipus doubts what Teiresias says about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives in Thebes after the death of Theban King Laius. So he does not remember ever meeting his royal predecessor. He therefore doubts that he can be identified and punished as Laius' murderer.
Teiresias , the seer.
it is Teiresias who says that Oedipus is Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet is Thebes' wisest citizen. He also functions as royal advisor to all Theban kings. Theban King Oedipus calls for Teiresias' presence and advice. But he balks at Teiresias' charge that Oedipus is the murderer that all Thebes seeks in the murder of Theban King Laius.
Teiresias is the blind prophet in the play "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, Teiresias is called to help Theban King Oedipus find the murderer or murderers of Theban King Laius. Teiresias is reluctant to cooperate in the investigation. The audience soon realizes that the reluctance stems from the fact that Teiresias alone in Thebes knows the identity of the murderer.
He does not know that the person he killed on the road from Corinth was Laius.
Because he himself is the accused, Oedipus doubts what Teiresias says about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives in Thebes after the death of Theban King Laius. So he does not remember ever meeting his royal predecessor. He therefore doubts that he can be identified and punished as Laius' murderer.
It is when Teiresias accuses him of the crime that Oedipus doubts what Teiresias tells him about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus needs help in tracking down the guilty in the old, unsolved murder of King Laius. He looks to his royal advisor, Teiresias the blind prophet. He has his doubts once Teiresias accuses him of killing Laius, whom Oedipus never remembers meeting.
Teiresias
Teiresias
Teiresias
The Corinthian messenger reveals the truth to Oedipus, informing him that Polybus and Merope were not his biological parents and that he was adopted. This leads Oedipus to question his origins and eventually uncover the prophecy that he would kill his father.
Teiresias , the seer.
Teiresias , the seer.
it is Teiresias who says that Oedipus is Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet is Thebes' wisest citizen. He also functions as royal advisor to all Theban kings. Theban King Oedipus calls for Teiresias' presence and advice. But he balks at Teiresias' charge that Oedipus is the murderer that all Thebes seeks in the murder of Theban King Laius.
Teiresias is the blind prophet in the play "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, Teiresias is called to help Theban King Oedipus find the murderer or murderers of Theban King Laius. Teiresias is reluctant to cooperate in the investigation. The audience soon realizes that the reluctance stems from the fact that Teiresias alone in Thebes knows the identity of the murderer.
That the killer is a respected member of Thebansociety, that he is Laius' son and that his name is Oedipusare what Teiresias says about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet is called to help Theban King Oedipus in the investigation into the unsolved murder of King Laius, Oedipus' royal predecessor. Teiresias is reluctant to share the vast knowledge to which he is privy as royal advisor to every Theban king since Thebes' founding by King Cadmus. What he says is shocking and may be considered treasonous since he accuses Oedipus of being the very killer that all Thebes wants identified and punished.