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How does Oedipus treat those who are reluctant to obey him in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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Brutal is the way that Oedipus treats those who are reluctant to obey him in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Oedipus contradicts, insults and threatens Teiresias the blind prophet, his brother-in-law Creon, and an elderly shepherd. In each case, the individual tells the truth, but it is not what Oedipus wants to hear. He therefore responds with insults againt their integrity and threats of bodily harm.
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