No one would doubt Oedipus as a glorious king, especially the King of Suffering. ... Oedipus, like Sherlock Holmes, moves ahead of others. ... Had Oedipus not hastened to travel on the road but waited until Laios passed him, this whole story would not have happened regardless of the fact that he is doomed to kill Laios. ... With this belief, Oedipus is informed that "Laios was killed on the way to Delphi" (140-141) and the prophet Teiresias is then brought to Oedipus. ... Teiresias's ridiculous accusation of Oedipus as a murderer further irritates Oedipus, whom Thebans trust a...

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