Oedipus has committed retribution worthy malfeasance against individuals. Oedipus, being the king of the city of Thebes, ordered Tiresias, a blind prophet, to go to Apollo, and gain knowledge of how to lift the city of “the disease from which it is suffering,” (page 18). When Tiresias returned, he was wary of telling Oedipus the knowledge he had gained. This caused Oedipus to lose his temper and respond to Tiresias by saying “I think that you helped to plan the murder of Laius―yes, and short of actually raising your hand against him you did it,” (page 21). Tiresias was wary of sharing the knowledge that Apollo had given him and rightfully so. Oedipus had a history of easily losing his temper. However, by Oedipus accusing him of being a murderer,
