Does Oedipus, in Sophocles' Oedipus the King, represent the best and worst humans have to encounter in your experience with god and nature?

On one hand,
the character ofdisplays something quite amazing with respect to human beings, namely his
relentless quest for the truth. He sendsto Delphi to discover the reason for the plague and when
he finds out that Thebans are still harboring Laius' killer, he declares that he will find that
person even if it involves his own house. Later in the play, as Oedipus moves closer to
discovering his true identity andtries to dissuade him from continuing with his investigation,
Oedipus presses onward. Oedipus wants to find out if what the gods have said about him is true.
Eventually, Oedipus discovers that the divine prediction about who he would become was
true.

Whereas Oedipus' relentless pursuit of the truth is admirable, he also
displays, in my opinion, one of the most unfortunate human behaviors, which is his denial of the
evidence which seems obvious in linking him to the killing of Laius. We see Oedipus at his worst
when he accusesand Creon of conspiring against him. In accusing these two, Oedipus denies the
validity of what the god's representative (Teiresias) has said and also denies the credibility
of a family member (Creon).

Oedipus also comes off pretty badly when he meets
with the old Theban shepherd later in the play. Oedipus' earlier threats against Teiresias are
echoed with a threat of violence in his encounter with the old Theban shepherd. If the old man
does not tell Oedipus what he wants to know, Oedipus threatens to hurt the old man.

In the end, we can admire Oedipus' relentless pursuit of divine truth, but we are
saddened by the force he threatens to use which he has gained due to his political power.
Oedipus' denial of wrongdoing when faced with accusation strikes me as a very natural thing. We
see politicians do this all the time.