Presuming that Iokaste “may feel shame” at her union with him, Oidipous confidently assumes that he will himself feel no such thing, and it is in this frame of mind that he is determined to see the “seed” which, once seen, will certainly produce in him some of the shame that at this moment has Iokaste locked in her bedchamber stringing the noose from which she will hang. It is arrogant of him, then, to ascribe such feelings to her, as if women were dependent upon some inherent weakness from which men are spared. [Mpea] [Md] Her folly and his are liable to be committed by all members of society, and indeed by the society as a whole, a city-state such as Athens, which believes it need feel no shame for its actions. [Gt-a] [Mpei]