In Oedipus Rex, which seer visits Oedipus with cryptic warnings?

In Oedipus Rex, which seer visits Oedipus with cryptic warnings?

• A. Creon
• B. Jocasta
• C. Tiresias
• D. Chorus

Answer: (C)

Prophecy and fate shape the action, and a seer who speaks in enigmatic terms signals the arrival of truth that must be faced. In Thebes, the blind prophet Tiresias comes to Oedipus with warnings wrapped in riddles about Laius’s killer and the city’s plague. His cryptic statements push Oedipus to confront a truth he’s eager to deny, setting in motion the discovery that the destined murderer is actually Oedipus himself. Creon is a political ally, not a seer; Jocasta is his wife and mother who tries to calm the court and later reveals parts of the prophecy; the Chorus serves as commentators and moral voices. Tiresias’s role as the prophetic figure delivering cryptic warnings is what makes him the correct choice.

Prophecy and fate shape the action, and a seer who speaks in enigmatic terms signals the arrival of truth that must be faced. In Thebes, the blind prophet Tiresias comes to Oedipus with warnings wrapped in riddles about Laius’s killer and the city’s plague. His cryptic statements push Oedipus to confront a truth he’s eager to deny, setting in motion the discovery that the destined murderer is actually Oedipus himself. Creon is a political ally, not a seer; Jocasta is his wife and mother who tries to calm the court and later reveals parts of the prophecy; the Chorus serves as commentators and moral voices. Tiresias’s role as the prophetic figure delivering cryptic warnings is what makes him the correct choice.