Answer:
Fearful and submissive
Step-by-step explanation:
The story begins with a Priest of Thebes who comes to beg Oedipus for help because his city passes needs. To decide what to do, King Oedipus orders Creon (his brother-in-law) to go to the Oracle to ask what God Apollo wants done. Apollo's advice is "to cleanse the filth that corrupts this country, and not let it grow until it becomes inextricable."
Finding everything very reasonable, Oedipus decides to take charge of the investigation himself. But where to start? Call then, Tiresias - the fortune teller of the city so he can say the name of the murderer. So easy. But Tiresius sees something much more perturbent: the killer is so close that no one imagines who he is, he has to kill his own father and married his mother, without having any idea of this and that person ... is the King himself.
Horror sets in and Oedipus blames his Creon for putting together a bland joke to demoralize him and get him out of power. Creon denies the accusations, but departs from the Court, evidencing his fearful and submissive behavior towards Oedipus.