Wilse Graham is reluctant to answer Ellen’s question about slavery becoming more of a “festerin’ hurt” each year, and whether or not we “hev to make a move against it.” How does the author reveal that Wilse feels in his heart that slavery is wrong, even though he defends it as an economic necessity?

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.