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Creon was next in line for the throne since Eteocles and Polyneices were killed in battle in "Antigone" by Sophocles.The new king of Thebes did claim heir to the throne when Oedipus two sons were killed in the battle.

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Why does Oedipus fight with his brothers?

Theban King Oedipus has no brothers with whom to fight. He's the only, abandoned child of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. He becomes the only, adoptive son of and heir apparent to King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth.Instead, it's Oedipus' twin sons who fight each other. Eteocles and Polyneices inherit the throne with their mother's suicide and their father's exile. They agree to a joint power sharing arrangement whereby they alternate years of rule. But at the end of the year, Eteocles refuses to give the throne up to Polyneices. He even goes so far as to exile him from Thebes.


Who is named to succeed Duncan to the throne in Macbeth?

In Macbeth? King Duncan names his son Malcolm The Prince of Cumberland who is the heir apparent. After his murder, Malcolm flees so Macbeth is named to be King but later on in the play Malcolm, Duncan's son, becomes king.


Why is Oedipus King of Corinth in 'Oedipus Rex'?

As the adopted son and intended heir to the throne, Theban King Oedipus also becomes King of Corinth in the play "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, Oedipus is brought by a trusted shepherd from Thebes to Corinth. In Corinth, the infant is adopted by the childless royal couple, King Polybus and Queen Merope. Much later, as a young man, Oedipus hears of a prophecy that he is fated to kill his own father and marry his own father. He does not share that revolting news with anyone, instead choosing to flee what he thinks is his hometown of Corinth for Thebes, his real hometown. Decades after his flight, Oedipus learns that the man whom he always considered his father is dead. The Corinthian throne is his if he wants it ... until the twists and turns of the plot reveal themselves in their full horror.


When does macbeth begin to hope for duncan's death?

When Malcolm is named heir to the throne.


Why does Macbeth think he will become the next king when Duncan has said Malcolm is his heir?

The three witches in the beginning of the play told Macbeth that he will be King. And his own ambition pretty much lead him to kill Duncan. *Lady Macbeth also has an influence in the murder of Duncan*

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