... has been called to Oedipus because of this plague. The people have been begging Oedipus for his help, they are showing an act of suppliant, they are in desperate need of help and they look to Oedipus for this. They look to him as a soter, a God on earth. As Oedipus questions what the trouble is, what is causing the plague, it is ironic that it is actually him, something which Tiresias is desperately trying to tell him. However, when Tiresias is telling Oedipus the oracle, Oedipus becomes very angry. Tiresias is known for speaking in riddles, this which he does to Oedipus. As Oedipus cannot understand or make out what these riddle are about, he becomes angry and does not understand why Tiresias cannot just tell him. Tiresias appears to be mocking Oedipus because he cannot understand the riddles: " Didn't you understand, just now?" "Shall I ...

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