In the very beginning of the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the antagonist, Oedipus, is very confident and sure of himself. Although the land he presides over is experiencing plague after famine his people still respect him and he constantly assures them he will find an answer. This same righteous courage cause Oedipus to push harder and harder on both the Seer and the retired royal servant to give him the information about his birth that he thinks he deserves. And this is key: Oedipus believes that he deserves to know the truth, and to have complete and utter respect from those giving it. Of course this belief could come from his commanding position or how he was raised, but I believe a large part of what makes him so self assured is how he
