Oedipus anger is the root to all his problems and misfortunes. When dealing with Creon, Oedipus acts unreasonably and cannot control his anger. The same can be said for the way he acted with Tiresias. When Oedipus doesn’t have a grasp on a situation he becomes unsteady and quickly jumps to conclusions. Throughout the play Oedipus feels very alone, he feels like everyone is going against him. As a character he feels trapped and when he is trapped he explodes into a ball of fury. Rage drove Oedipus to suspect Creon even though Creon was Oedipus's most loyal friend, this anger and rage drove Oedipus as far as wanting to murder Creon. Oedipus dug his own grave, his anger drove him to kill his own father. Oedipus is a character who acts on emotion,
