Which of the following religious traditions most likely influenced the method of the monk's storytelling? a. act of confusion to a priest to maintain church dominance. b. the use of parables to teach religious concepts. c. the requirement of child baptism to determine salvation. d. the selling of pardons for sins and religious favor.

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.