Eddie shows his ego throughout the book because he feels the need to prove that he is the one helping the two men by giving them a place to sleep and that they owe him. However, they are simply disrespecting him by marrying his niece, who he loves, and insulting him in front of his neighbors. Therefore, Eddie decides to report them. Having already done so, he states that he “wants [his] respect. Haven't [they] ever heard of that?” (Fitts 80) Even though it may be a small line, that word exemplifies his ego because he feels above them and feels the need to show it to everyone around him. Oedipus follows suit with this mantra of respect and power throughout Oedipus Rex. Throughout the play, Oedipus becomes angry when he feels that his best friend Creon may be trying to plot against him to gain the power that Oedipus fin holds from the beginning he feels like a gift from the gods and uses his status to express his power. In the play Oedipus states “Wealth, power, political art! Kingly position, everywhere admired… if Creon, whom [Oedipus] trusted , Creon [his] friend, for this great commission which the city once placed in [his] hands without his being asked - if by this power Creon secretly desires to destroy [Oedipus]" (Adapt 20). Even though Oedipus holds the title of king, he is still skeptical of even his closest friends who attempt to