When the staffperson infers that unseen divinities are at hand directing Oidipous’s movements, her conclusion is supported by the audience’s own repeated observation of a divine presence capable of direct engagement in the speech and actions of the individuals on stage. [Apamu] Thus, the audience will approve the staffperson’s interpretation even though there is a perfectly natural explanation for Oidipous’s unerring progress towards discovery of Iokaste’s body; he had only to press on until he reached their house’s innermost chamber and their marriage bed. [Md]