No, Oedipus would rather be killed or driven out, but Creon orders the guards to take him inside. His presence in the light pollutes the sun. Why will Creon not grant Oedipus' wish? He's waiting to be told what to do, by higher authority He wants to make Oedipus suffer, for revenge He wants him to stay in Thebes, because of a prophecy
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