Oedipus
Question and prove me murderer if thou canst.
Creon
Then let me ask thee, didst thou wed my sister?
Oedipus
A fact so plain I cannot well deny.
Creon
And as thy consort queen she shares the throne?
Oedipus
I grant her freely all her heart desires.
Creon
And with you twain I share the triple rule?
Oedipus
Yea, and it is that proves thee a false friend.
Creon
As I with myself. First, I bid thee think,
Would any mortal choose a troubled reign
Of terrors rather than secure repose,
If the same power were given him? As for me,