The
overarching conflict of the play is, as others have already mentioned, that betweenand himself.
But in the course of this conflict playing out, a number of other important conflicts are
generated as a result. Oedipus's overriding desire to find Laius' murderer (himself) leads him
into direct conflict with the blind seer-prophet .
At first, Tiresias is
reluctant to reveal the identity of Laius's killernot surprisingly, when you consider that he's
actually standing right in front of him. Tiresias's reluctance to divulge this crucial
information leads Oedipus to accuse him of...
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