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... and a great act for them to put trust in someone right away. Creon had just been handed the throne. He did not earn the peoples respect or trust yet and he had ties with Oedipus. I doubt that the people would want anyone that had anything to do with Oedipus to be in power after the scandal with Oedipus was uncovered. The people of Thebes will most likely split into two groups. The people who support and do not believe the story of Oedipus is true and those who believe it is true. They may argue and debate each other splitting the city in half or persecuting individuals. Creon would be chased out of the city or killed. A new leader would then arise and take over the thrown. This leader would be trusted, well liked, and respected by the people but not as much as Oedipus. The city would never trust any ruler as much as they had trusted Oedipus. They would only trust another leader once the story of Oedipus had been forgoten. Tyresias would be trusted even more then he alread...