Oedipus Tyrannus

Sophocles

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

  1. laid myself under a terrible curse without realizing it.
Iocasta
  1. How do you mean? I tremble when I look at you, my lord.
Oedipus
  1. I have dread fears that the seer can see. But you will reveal the matter better if you tell me one thing more.
Iocasta
  1. Indeed, though I tremble, I will hear and answer all that you ask.