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How does Antigone's sense of herself as Oedipus' daughter and Creon's sense of himself as king determine which paths they each take in the play?
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Who hangs herself in Oedipus because she married her son?
Jocasta, Oedipus' mother/wife hangs herself when she realized the truth about her relationship with Oedipus.
Does Oedipus kill his mother?
No, Oedipus' mother (Jocasta) kills herself.
Who was antigones hustband?
no husband, only fiancee. she killed herself before she got married. his name was Haemon, Creon's son.
Who died in Oedipus Rex?
Jocasta hung herself, and Oedipus blinds himself and is exiled to Mount Cithaeron.
What does Jocasta do when she learns who Oedipus really is?
She kills herself
Who hangs herself in Oedipus because she married her son?
Jocasta, Oedipus' mother/wife hangs herself when she realized the truth about her relationship with Oedipus.
Does Oedipus kill his mother?
No, Oedipus' mother (Jocasta) kills herself.
Who was antigones hustband?
no husband, only fiancee. she killed herself before she got married. his name was Haemon, Creon's son.
Who died in Oedipus Rex?
Jocasta hung herself, and Oedipus blinds himself and is exiled to Mount Cithaeron.
What does Jocasta do when she learns who Oedipus really is?
She kills herself
How do we learn about Jocasta's death and Oedipus's self-punishment?
Oedipus walks in to see Jocasta has hung herself and Oedipus stabs his eye out with Jocastas broach
Who is the first person in the book Antigone?
The first person mentioned in the book "Antigone" is Antigone herself, who is the daughter of Oedipus and the sister of Ismene. She is a central character in the play by Sophocles.
What scene does Jocasta kill herself in 'Oedipus Rex'?
scene 4
What action did Oedipus take regarding his mother?
After Oedipus and his mother discovered the truth that Oedipus had married and had children with his mother, she hanged herself and he blinded himself with two pins from her dress and was exiled to Athens.
Why did the sphinx kill herself?
oedipus solve the riddle
What violent actions of Jocasta and Oedipus occur offstage in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Suicide and blinding are the violent actions committed offstage respectively by Jocasta and Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Queen Jocasta and King Oedipus of Thebes are upset about finding out that they are not only wife and husband and but also mother and son. Jocasta locks herself in the bedroom and hangs herself with the threads from her own robes. Oedipus blinds himself with two golden brooches from Jocasta's robes.
Who is Antigone's mother?
Antigone's mother was Jocasta, wife of Oedipus, who was Antigone's father. The play Oedipus Rex, in which Antigone is a non-speaking character, describes the relationship of Jocasta and Oedipus - unbeknownst to them, Jocasta was actually Oedipus' mother in addition to his wife. When they learn this, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus blinds himself.
