In the play, Oedipus the King, I will be playing the part of the messenger. The messenger does not come from Thebes so he is not familiar with most of the things there except he knows that Oedipus is the king of the city. The messenger is most likely a humble person since he is speaking to royalty. He still brings bad news to Oedipus though so he messenger might have a worried tone.
"Strangers, please, I wonder if you could lead us to the palace of the king... I think it's Oedipus. Better, the man himself-you know where he is?" (211) This sentence shows that he is not from this area so he will be new to the whole experience and he will not know what has been going on.
"Polybus was nothing to you, that's why, not in blood" (218). The messenger might have a concerned tone since he knows more about Oedipus's past than most people.
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