Oedipus The King Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is the main character of Oedipus The King. Creon is the brother of Jocasta and next in line to be king. Tiresias is a blind prophet summoned by Oedipus and can also see the future. And additionally there is the shepherd, the sole witness to the murder of king Laius, and the predecessor to Oedipus. Other less important characters are the messengers, bringing news to people and …showed first 75 words of 894 total…

…showed last 75 words of 894 total…of the many people and possibly just for fun. The root of all the actions in the book are triggered by Apollo making the base the problem, Like it is not the mosquitoes fault for malaria, but the birds. In this analogy it proves if the bird didn't have the disease in the first place the mosquitoes wouldn't have spared it. In Oedipus the King the god's will has control over man and his will.