Acknowledging that he is in a passion, Oidipous ascribes responsibility for this state of mind to Teiresias. Again, Oidipous turns criticism, even that coming from a seer, outwards. It will seem to the audience, however, that it may be a pattern with Oidipous to deflect insight by blaming the prophet. If so, the audience may infer that this may have been what he did in his response to the prophecy he long since got at Delphi—he treated it as if it were the source of his problems. It is very likely that his words echo Athenian condemnation for trouble caused by Delphi’s prophecy in support of Sparta. [Md] [Gt-a] [Mid]