10 rules for going to college when nobody really expected you to by Joe Rodriguez 1. Write/type the authors opinion/argument about the topic above the title of your article.

2. Highlight in red the sentences that show the authors argument. Write 2comments in the margins for each sentence you highlighted in pink.

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.