“But if any man come striding, high and mighty in all the says and does, no fear of justice, no reverence for the temples of the gods- let a rough doom tear him down, repay his pride, breakneck, ruinous pride!” (Lines 972-975). Oedipus is guilty of doing in of the things that cause someone to be stricken down from the place they stand. Post saving Thebes from the sphinx and once awarded the throne Oedipus think of himself as mighty in all of his ways, respect for the gods never existed. “Huddling at my altar, praying before me, your branches wound in wool” (Lines 2-3). The altar is a place where citizens go to pray to the gods, instead Oedipus claims the altar as his own. Oedipus lack of reverence for the gods bring grief, and doom crashing down heavily upon
“But if any man come striding, high and mighty in all the says and does, no fear of justice, no reverence for the temples of the gods- let a rough doom tear him down, repay his pride, breakneck, ruinous pride!” (Lines 972-975). Oedipus is guilty of doing in of the things that cause someone to be stricken down from the place they stand. Post saving Thebes from the sphinx and once awarded the throne Oedipus think of himself as mighty in all of his ways, respect for the gods never existed. “Huddling at my altar, praying before me, your branches wound in wool” (Lines 2-3). The altar is a place where citizens go to pray to the gods, instead Oedipus claims the altar as his own. Oedipus lack of reverence for the gods bring grief, and doom crashing down heavily upon