Question

So, you shoot your arrows at my head like archers at the target-- I even have him loosed on me, this fortune teller. Oh his ilk has tried to sell me short and ship me off for years. Well, drive your bargains, traffic--much as you like-- in the gold of India, silver god of Sardis." in this line who said this to whom and why ?

Answer 1

In 'Antigone' by Sophocles, Creon speaks these lines to Teiresias, accusing him and others of corruption and bribery in the midst of a conflict over the burial of Polynices.

Step-by-step explanation:

The quoted lines are from the ancient Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles. The character Creon, the king of Thebes, is addressing these words to Teiresias, a blind prophet. Creon accuses Teiresias and others of corruption, suggesting they are offering him false prophecies in exchange for money and attempts to bribe him into changing his stance.

This occurs in the context of a heated exchange where Teiresias has warned Creon that his refusal to bury Polynices, Antigone's brother, will bring disaster upon him and the city. Creon, in his pride and anger, rejects Teiresias's prophecy and accuses him of trying to profit from the situation.