Roche:
Messenger- Then, dont you understand, youre terrified for nothing.
Oedipus- Nothing? How--when I am their son?
Messenger- Because Polybus and you were worlds apart (55)
Other dude (I forgot):
Messenger- Dont you know? Youve really nothing to fear.
Oedipus- But why? If Im their son--Merope, Polybus?
Messenger- Polybus was nothing to you, thats why, not in blood (218)
The messenger in Roche's novel tells Oedipus that Polybus isnt his father in a creative, "I'm going to tell you but I'm going to let you figure it out as well" type of way, while the newer novel is more blatant. As the paragraph develops the messenger becomes more and more agitated because he knows the truth is not something Oedipus wants to hear. However, in both novels, Oedipus refuses to listen and pushes answers out of the people around him. The newer version, in my opinion, seems like a reaction to how hardheaded Oedipus is, and so the novel is more straightforward than Roche's version.
-C
Fagles... That's it.
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