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Many years ago, Tiresias was handed a newborn
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START: Because I wanted you to live.
Isn’t that what every father wants for his son?
[... ... ...]
END: A father is made of breath -
from blowing into your lungs the idea of life,
And gasping in fear at what you’ll do with them.
For full monologue please see Alfaro, Luis, Oedipus El Rey, p. 137.
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