-Oedipus lifted the Sphinx from the land of Thebes and is now their king, but he is more than a king to them, he is seen as a God, the highest of all man can be. (pg 161)
-Creon tells them that the reason the plague has hit their town is because of the murder of their previous kind Laius. After this murder the man who did it went free so until he is killed the plague will continue. (pg 164)
-Oedipus is astonished that they let the man go free after such a thing happened (pg 166) but vows that he will not rest until this man is given what he deserves (pg 171).
-Tiresias confesses that he knows something he will never tell any of the others (pg 177). Then him and Oedipus go back and forth with accusations for awhile, Oedipus says he is the one who killed Laius then Tiresias says he is the curse of their land.
-Right before Tiresias leaves he gives a few hints to who the murderer in a riddle (pg 185)
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