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CHORUS I beg you lord, listen to her with both your heart and mind. 650 OEDIPUS What do you want me to do CHORUS Believe this man who’s been trustworthy in the past; he’s sworn, and the gods have heard. Do you know what you want from me OEDIPUS CHORUS Yes. What Tell me OEDIPUS CHORUS Simply because you suspect him of something, do not banish this man who has proven himself by his oath to be loyal. OEDIPUS You realize then you are asking either for my own death or exile CHORUS No, I swear! That’s not what I want. 660 I just can’t bear to see these private troubles added to the ones that have been tearing our land apart. OEDIPUS Then I’ll let him off, even though it might mean I die, or am driven from this land in dishonor. 670 I do this out of respect for you, not him: he’ll be my enemy forever. CREON Your anger is blazing, And that makes it hard for you to give in. 34
Anger hurts the angry man most of all. OEDIPUS Haven’t you had enough yet Won’t you leave CREON I’ll go. You make no sense, but they do, and they have saved me. Exit CREON. CHORUS Lady, why don’t you take him into the house JOCASTA I will, after I find out what happened. 680 CHORUS It was only stupid talk, but even that can cause harm. JOCASTA From both of them Yes. CHORUS JOCASTA What did they say CHORUS Let’s leave it alone now. It is our land that is my concern. OEDIPUS I know you mean well, but do you see how you have no real regard for me and what I desire with all my heart. CHORUS I would be mad to ignore you, 690 because you saved my beloved country 35
Page 1 and 2: Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus Intro
Page 3 and 4: Sophocles was born at Colonus near
Page 5 and 6: his own destruction. There is the s
Page 7 and 8: First Performance: 6 th at Penn The
Page 9 and 10: A crowd led by Zeus’ PRIEST gathe
Page 11 and 12: PRIEST The news must be good; other
Page 13 and 14: CREON All those with the king died,
Page 15 and 16: And protect me from all harm. Just
Page 17 and 18: I forbid any citizen of this land o
Page 19 and 20: A man who’s not afraid to commit
Page 21 and 22: OEDIPUS But shouldn’t you tell me
Page 23 and 24: OEDIPUS You live in perpetual night
Page 25 and 26: TIRESIAS Nonsense Your parents thou
Page 27 and 28: I have nothing to say, Either to ag
Page 29 and 30: OEDIPUS It’s not wise to think yo
Page 31 and 32: OEDIPUS I don’t deny it. CREON Yo
Page 33: OEDIPUS All the same, I have to rul
Page 37 and 38: death at his son’s hands. So much
Page 39 and 40: OEDIPUS Is he here now In the palac
Page 41 and 42: and killing my father Polybus, who
Page 43 and 44: Or touches what must not be touched
Page 45 and 46: JOCASTA What are you saying Oedipus
Page 47 and 48: OEDIPUS That would all be fine, if
Page 49 and 50: Yes. That’s what frightens me. ME
Page 51 and 52: That’s how you got your name, Oed
Page 53 and 54: Please. Listen to me. I beg you. Do
Page 55 and 56: CHORUS Yes. I recognize the man. Al
Page 57 and 58: OEDIPUS Don’t hit him! He doesn
Page 59 and 60: OEDIPUS And I, to hear it. But it m
Page 61 and 62: Time, the all-seeing, Has found you
Page 63 and 64: Terrible horror for both husband an
Page 65 and 66: OEDIPUS What is left for me to see,
Page 67 and 68: yes, you engendered the most shamef
Page 69 and 70: from sickness or anything else: I w
Page 71 and 72: CREON Tell me. I’ll listen. OEDIP
Page 73 and 74: GLOSSARY Abae (A, as in add, -bee),

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