· Pg. 159- Oedipus meets with a priest to talk about and better understand the troubles of the people of Thebes
· Pg. 160- The priest states that people of all ages and social classes have been effected by some sort of misfortune
· Pg. 161- The priest asks Oedipus for help and says he and the other people would gladly submit to a worthy leader like Oedipus
· Pg. 162- Oedipus sympathizes with the misfortune of the people and agrees to help, as the messenger Creon arrives
· Pg. 163- Creon is greeted and given audience for the message he bears
· Pg. 164- Creon tells Oedipus he must avenge the death of the murdered king of Thebes, King Laius
· Pg. 165- The messenger Creon states that there is a witness to the crime, and that the murderer still resides within Thebes
· Pg. 166- Creon reveals that Laius was killed by a band of thieves
· Pg. 167- Oedipus vows to avenge the death of the murdered King Laius, and the priest is satisfied with his promise
· Pg. 168- The chorus implores the gods to help Oedipus in his task
· Pg. 169- Chorus speaks of the countless horrors Thebes has endured
· Pg. 170- The chorus asks their favored gods to help punish the god of the underworld, Hades
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