"And you are not without your conjuring tricks. But still a crook"
Creon (239).
As I read this quote, the first thing that came to mind was Oedipus. In this quote, Creon is speaking to Tiresias in an accusing manner, just like the way Oedipus had done when Tiresias told him that he was the one who commited the murder of Laius, the king. The quote shows how Creon accuses Tiresias of being a liar, like the way Oedipus had in the first play we read: "You think you can go on blabbering unscathed?" Oedipus (p.21) Creon does not believe what Tiresias is saying when he talks about what is going to happen. Creon thinks Tiresias is doing all this for money and is completely making the whole thing up. The irony of it all is that in the beginning of the first play, Oedipus the King, Creon was the one who had complete trust and faith in Tiresias, suggesting Oedipus to speak to him about the matters that had been going on at the time. Now, Creon is taken aback like Oedipus as Tiresias explains his fate. Just as Oedipus, the corruption of power has taken over Creon, whos personality has changed over time into a pious ruler versus the good friend he had been to Oedipus.
What happens to Ismene?
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