How explicitly does the prophet Tiresias reveal the guilt of Oedipus? Does it seem to you stupidity on the part of Oedipus or a defect in Sophocles's...

Instead of
seeming like a mistake in the play, I feel like the vagueness and openness to interpretation
makes the play work in its own special way.makes it clear to the audience thatis guilty, and
recognition dawns on the entire crowd in light of the original words of the Oracle at Delphi.
Oedipus, however, is blind to this fact.

His naivete in light of these events
is a very important part of the story. It encapsulates his the fatal flaw that tears him apart
in the end. In his own pride, Oedipus is completely unaware of the idea of being guilty himself
and instead believes that the culprit is still on the loose. Because of this, his own
declarations twist him into further destruction as he decrees the punishments that the guilty
party should receive.

The fact that Tiresias reveals this information in
such an explicit way serves to underpin the depths to which Oedipus has sunk in his own pride.
He is completely incapable of realizing the truth, even if it is...