The Isolation of a King: an Analysis of “Oedipus Rex”

The purpose of our essay is to examine how Creon (Oedipus’s uncle and brother-in-law) is portrayed in the trilogy of Thebes. While The outline of “Oedipus Rex” is very famous and many readers know the story, we will begin providing a summary of its plot. To solve the pollution in his country, Oedipus, king of Thebes, goes to Delphi and obtains an oracle.The oracle says, “If the murderer of Laios (former king of Thebes) is banished, the pollution will come to an end.” Laios was killed by someone on his way to Delphi. The murderer has not been caught yet. Oedipus tells Thebes’s people to arrest the murderer. And Oedipus asks Teiresias, a prophet, about the murder. Teiresias finds out who killed Laios but refuses to tell Oedipus. Oedipus verbally abuses Teiresias. He says Teiresias is a false prophet. Teiresias becomes furious and says that the person who killed Laios is Oedipus.