The audience is experiencing the action from a perspective that is clearly superior to that of either Oidipous or the priest. The information upon which the audience gains its advantage derives from its awareness that the oracular message given to Oidipous years ago has been realized. It is this that gives the audience a basis for judging what is being said and done by the characters. Coming as he does directly from Delphi, the audience may anticipate that Kreo will furnish some clarification. [Mei] [Mi] [Gm]