Oedipus Tyrannus

Sophocles

Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 1: The Oedipus Tyrannus. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1887.

  1. Is your attempt not foolish, to seek the throne without followers or friends—a prize which followers and wealth must win?
Creon
  1. Mark me now: hear a fair reply in answer to your words, and then judge for yourself on the basis of knowledge.
Oedipus
  1. You are apt in speech, but I have a poor wit for lessons, since I have found you a malignant foe.
Creon
  1. Now hear first how I will explain this very thing.