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How does Sophocles create tension in the play Oedipus the king?

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When they are finished, Oedipus steps in, rather pridefully, and assures them that he has the situation well in hand. His pride while addressing them, and his assurance that he can handle the situation (rather than praying to the gods as a more humble man might do), certainly increases the dramatic tension in the play.

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