Friday, January 6, 2012
Traitor Amongst Us
Tiresias, a man who seemed, as he could be trusted, has turned his back on the truth. The blind, feeble man came to me seeking to share information, yet hesitated to do so. I was forced to prod him for information, the man was lucky it did not come to blows. He finally revealed the problem, stating that I was the cause of Thebes’ plague. The old man must be pulling my leg. I am the King of Thebes, their savior. They crawl to me for help; I solved the Sphinxes riddle and saved the city from sure destruction. So how could I ever be the cause for its demise?
And Creon, the man I would have trusted with my life. This information was to be held by a strong, honorable man; I failed by giving him this task. He has been plotting my demise! Any fool would know at this point that he and Tiresias are working to over throw me and to take Thebes into their hands. I should have never trusted him; I don’t even consider him as my brother any more.
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But Oedipus, you must understand, I would never have done this to you. You said it yourself; you are the savior of Thebes. Do not shoot the messenger; the words that come out of my mouth are only those of others, not myself. But now it is you who seems not to know what words come out of his mouth. Tiresias is the profit of Apollo, his words are absolute. If he says you are the cause for Thebes plight, then you are. Funny, how the blind man in the situation is not Tiresias.
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Now whom do we trust? The man who saved our city, and may be the cause of our destruction? Or the man who is destined to speak Apollo?s words? We are stuck at to inescapable crossroads. Gods help us. -People of Thebes
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