Creon asks Oedipus if he wants to hear the news in private, but Oedipus insists that all the citizens hear. Creon then tells what he has learned from the god Apollo, who spoke through the oracle: the murderer of Laius, who ruled Thebes before Oedipus, is in Thebes. He must be driven out in order for the plague to end.
Mr. Morrison offers to get a job around town in order to help the family since Mary lost her job as a teacher at the Great Faith Elementary School. How did Mr. Morrison plan
John Proctor is noble because he puts his commitment to the truth above all else, even though it will cost him a chance to live on with his wife and to know his child who hasn't yet been born.