The man tried to for the pain he caused his girlfriend.

Why are danforth, hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that abigail and the other girls are lying?

What is the significance of the above statement in relation to the play’s conclusion? oedipus treats his inferiors poorly but ultimately grants them the same respect he grants to nobility. while teiresias appears to be mocking oedipus, the real message is one of warning about the forces working against the king. oedipus earns great fame for answering the riddle of the sphinx but ultimately loses his crown to a common man. just as oedipus is unable to conceive that he has done wrong in the past, he is unable to imagine that his enviable position is impermanent.

How does including this excerpt at the beginning of the essay contribute to his argument post