Oedipus: Journal 2

Oedipus has the qualities of a deficient leader. As the story goes on, Oedipus does not listen to anyone if their story does not fit in to what he believes happened. For example, Teiresias tells him of the future like he asked him for, but when Teiresias reveals the truth, Oedipus does not want to hear it and believes that it has been conspired against him by Creon. Then, acting completely on rage and not sensibly, he says that he wants Creon either dead or banished from the land. Not being able to listen and acting out of rage instead of sensibility are qualities of a deficient leader.
Creon on the otherhand has good qualities for a leader. He listens to others, and thinks sensibly when he could otherwise act out of rage. He also acts as a good and loyal friend to Oedipus, although Oedipus doesn't think so. Teiresias always holds the truth, although no one ever believes him. Therefore he becomes accused of being untruthful to his own people. He tends to become angry when a person either tries to force something out of him that he does not want to tell, or when he becomes accused of being untruthful. He probably becomes angry when accused because it happens so often, since people never believe him. Both him and Creon seem to be similar in that they both tell the truth, but Oedipus refuses to believe them.