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Theban King Oedipus wants to know how to free his city of a plague. Creon, his brother-in-law and uncle, consults with the Delphic Oracle. The Oracle says that the plague results from the unsolved murder of previous Theban King Laius. The Oracle also tells Creon that the murderers must be found and banished from Thebes. But according to Teiresias the blind prophet of Thebes, Oedipus himself is the murderer.
Oedipus subsequently finds out that although he had believed himself to be the son of King Polybus of Corinth he actually was the son of Laius whom he had killed in self defense. Moreover, Oedipus' marriage to Jocasta, Creon's sister and Laius' widow, was also the marriage of Oedipus to his own mother. When this truth is revealed to both Jocasta and Oedipus, Jocasta commits suicide and Oedipus blinds himself and is led into exile.
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The two opposing worldviews at work in Oedipus Rex may be summarized as verses?
Fate; free will
What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
What is English for 'Rex' in 'Oedipus Rex'?
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
Who is shephard in oedipus rex?
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
What plays were related to 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus Rex is part of a four part collection of plays, three tradgedies and a comedy. We do not have the Comedy but the three tradgedies are "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
What is the Oedipus trilogy?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Who wrote Oedipus Rex?
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Who kills Laius in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus
How can the second ode be summarized in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the chorus does not accept Oedipus as Laius' killeris how the second ode can be summarized in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus begins with the necessary pursuit of Theban King Laius' murderer by Apollo the god of prophecy and his Furies of fate. The members defer to the perfect wisdom of Zeus the chief god and Apollo. They question Teiresias' charges because human wisdom is imperfect, no known quarrel exists between the Corinthian and Theban royal houses, and Oedipus' reputation for defeating the Sphinx and ruling wisely argue against a criminal past.
What are the Oedipus plays of Sophocles?
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
Who was laius in Oedipus Rex?
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
