Melanie has gone out for a movie with her friends. her parents have told her that she should be back home by 9 p. m. as she has to go to school the next day. however, after the movie her friends are forcing her to stay out a little longer. her friends called her a little baby when she refused to stay longer. which peer pressure trick did her friends use to make melanie stay out longer

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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.