Determining Point of View and Purpose in Informatio What change would the author MOST like to see happen?
School should start later in the morning.
Teenagers should reset their inner alarm clocks.
Teenagers should sleep longer on weekends.
Schools should offer classes at night.

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.