7). He got ahead of the promptings of the Chorus to consult the oracle and bring in the blind prophet, Tiresias. Most importantly, he promised to impose severe punishment upon the murderer, even if he was a member of his family or someone close to him. His sense of justice and avowed devotion to truth were plain, such as in lines 68-72, wherein he said he could not fail to see the sufferings of the people of Thebes because of the plague. But it was precisely this commitment to the truth and justice, which brought cata
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