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He had killed his own father, King Laiusand married his own mother, Jocasta.

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In Oedipus the King Oedipus recognizes what?

King Oedipus recognizes the similarity between his current status and the one which was to become true by a prophecy the time before. Later, he discovers that the man he murdered was, in fact, his father, and the woman he married was actually his mother, thus making the prophecy true.


In Oedipus the king Oedipus recognizes?

King Oedipus recognizes the similarity between his current status and the one which was to become true by a prophecy the time before. Later, he discovers that the man he murdered was, in fact, his father, and the woman he married was actually his mother, thus making the prophecy true.


Who is conversing when Jocasta realizes that Oedipus is her son in 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is the Corinthian messenger who is conversing when Jocasta realizes that Oedipus is her son in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Corinthian messenger announces the death of Corinthian King Polybus, Theban King Oedipus' presumed father. During the ensuing conversation, he indicates that Oedipus is Polybus' adopted or foster son. It is when the messenger says that he received the infant Oedipus from one of Theban King Laius' servants that Jocasta recognizes Oedipus as her son.


When does Oedipus recognize the truth of the situation in 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is when he hears the eyewitness accounts of the Corinthian messenger and the Theban shepherd that Oedipus recognizes the truth of the situation in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Corinthian messenger identifies Theban King Oedipus as the adopted or foster son of Corinthian monarchs Polybus and Merope. The Theban shepherd indicates that Oedipus is the biological son of Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta and that he is Laius' killer. At that point Oedipus recognizes the truth of his prophesied situation as his father's killer, his mother's husband and his children's half-sibling.


Who is the protagonist in Oedipus the King?

Oedipus.


What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?

"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".


Wrote Oedipus the King?

Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus) was written by Sophocles c.430 BC.


Who was king before Oedipus?

it was king Laius, Oedipus' real father.


When the play Oedipus begins which of the following is true the sphinx is terrorizing Thebes Oedipus is not married to Jocasta Oedipus's father is alive Oedipus is king of Thebes?

Oedipus is king of Thebes


Describe the social context of Oedipus the King?

what is the social context of Oedipus the king drama


In Oedipus the king how did laius die?

Oedipus kills him.


When the play Oedipus Rex begins which of the following is true Oedipus knows that the oracles statements have not come true Oedipus is king of the thebes and there is a cursw upon the city Oedipus?

Oedipus is King of Thebes.