Oedipus’ essential character is resilience, but it is contradicted when his stubbornness interferes with the judgement of his actions. For example, in the scene where Oedipus talks with Tiresias about Laius’ death, Tiresias admits that he knows who the murderer is, but advises Oedipus to stop seeking the truth behind Laius’ death. However, Oedipus goes against Tiresias’ advice and insists that he be told who killed Laius. Finding out the truth ultimately changes his life for the worst since he now lives with the grief of killing his father and marrying his mother. But when Oedipus makes the decision to make Tiresias to speak the truth, he is motivated by his desire to find how Laius, but he did not consider why Tiresias is telling him to
