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What does Jocasta have to say about oracles and prophecy?
Jocasta believed that prophets are not Gods and can make mistakes. She believes no human has the skill to be prophets.
What fear drove Jocasta to give her child to the shepherd?
Jocasta wanted to escape from the prophecy.
What are the argument and the resolution of Oedipus' and Jocasta's argument about oracles in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That they may not be true but they in fact are is the respective argument and resolution of Oedipus' and Jocasta's argument about oracles in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus is worried about the Delphic oracle's prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. His wife, Queen Jocasta, mentions that oracles and prophets are not gods and therefore make mistakes. The royal couple thinks that the issue is resolved with the example of the inaccurate prophecy about King Laius' death by his own son and the evidence of Oedipus' presumed father King Polybus' death from illness and old age. But the resolution turns out to be that Laius is killed by his biological son Oedipus, who is Polybus' adopted or foster son.
What reasons does Jocasta give for not having faith in the prophecy?
Jocasta does not have faith in the prophecy because when Oedipus was a baby she abandoned him on a cliff and believed that he would die. She believed that he wouldn't have the chance to grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. Jocasta believes that she lifted the prophecy.
Why does Jocasta dismiss the oracle's prophecy in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That she believes some prophecies to be inaccurate is the reason why Jocasta dismisses the oracle's prophecy in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta offers the example of an upsetting prophecy that her child with her first husband, King Laius, will grow up to kill his father. Jocasta hands the three-day-old infant Oedipus over to her most trusted servant for killing by exposure to weather and wildlife on the mountains outside Thebes. She believes her son to be dead and points out that Laius dies years later at the murderous hands of robbers in the neighboring land of Phocis. She therefore assumes that this is a case of a mistaken prophet and an equally mistaken prophecy.
What argument does Jocasta use to persuade Oedipus to ignore soothsayers and oracles in 'Oedipus Rex?
That two men do not die in the way described by the prophecies is the argument that Jocasta uses to persuade Oedipus to ignore soothsayers and oracles in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a prophecy warns that Theban King Laius will be killed by his own son. But Theban Queen Jocasta, Laius' widow and Oedipus' wife, points out that her first husband dies at the hands of strangers and robbers in Phocis. Then she brings up Corinthian King Polybus, who also is supposed to die at the hands of his son, Oedipus. But once again, Jocasta points out that the Corinthian monarch dies of illness and old age.
What argument does Jocasta use to persuade Oedipus to ignore soothsayers and oracles in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That two men do not die in the way described by the prophecies is the argument that Jocasta uses to persuade Oedipus to ignore soothsayers and oracles in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a prophecy warns that Theban King Laius will be killed by his own son. But Theban Queen Jocasta, Laius' widow and Oedipus' wife, points out that her first husband dies at the hands of strangers and robbers in Phocis. Then she brings up Corinthian King Polybus, who also is supposed to die at the hands of his son, Oedipus. But once again, Jocasta points out that the Corinthian monarch dies of illness and old age.
Why is it ironic that Jocasta burns incense to the gods in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That she disrespects the gods and that her request already is being processed but that she will dislike the results are reasons why it is ironic that Jocasta burns incense to the gods in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta burns incense and offers a garland as sacrifices to Apollo the god of prophecy. But she disrespects him by interfering with her first husband King Laius' prophecy and by disparaging oracles and prophets. She makes the request that Oedipus leave the past behind and that the pestilence be ended soon. The requests will be granted, but she is going to dislike the way in which each is realized.
What is the oracle's prophecy in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother is the oracle's prophecy in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Delphic oracle is the best known and most widely respected oracle in all of ancient Greece. The play includes other prophecies, but not by oracles. For example, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta hear a prophecy of their son growing up to kill his father, but it is not from an oracle.
How does Jocasta attempt to set Oedipus mind at rest concerning the prophecy in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is by saying that not all prophecies come true that Jocasta attempts to set Oedipus' mind at ease in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus fears a prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother. His wife, Queen Jocasta, insists that oracles and prophets are not as skilled as gods and the Furies of fate in terms of predictions. She maintains that not all prophecies come true. She offers the example of her first husband, King Laius, dying unpredictably at the hands of robbers rather than predictably at the hands of his own son.
Why does jocasta beg Oedipus to relinquish his search?
cz Jocasta understood that Oedipus is her child n the prophecy came true. And if Oedipus gets to know this, he will suffer, mentally.
What does Jocasta believe about prophecy in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That not all prophecies come true and that prophets make mistakes are what Jocasta believes about prophecy in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta says that the gods are clear to understand when they have something to say. The problem is the intervening role of prophets between gods and mortals. Jocasta says that prophets are not gods and can make mistakes and that some prophecies therefore do not come true.
