ليت اللعنة تسقط على رأس الأشرار جميعاً، ولكن تحديداً على من يرتكب في الخفاء آثاماً لا تليق بمكانته.

“CHORUS:You that live in my ancestral Thebes, behold this Oedipus,- him who knew…”

“Oh it's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong.”

“No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.”

“You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.”