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Q: What city is the setting for 'Oedipus Rex'?
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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.


Was Thebes the setting of Oedipus Rex?

Yes.


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

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


When the play Oedipus rex begins is Oedipus king of Thebes and is there a curse upon the city?

Yes. Apex answer is a).


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

'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.


What is the setting of 'Oedipus Rex'?

The ancient Greek city of Thebes is the setting of the play "Oedipus Rex" by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the on-stage action takes place outside the main entrance to the royal Palace of Theban King Oedipus. Off-stage action takes place within the palace. There also are references to important actions and events at places other than the city, such as Teiresias' house, the shrines to Apollo and at Delphi, nearby mountains, and the city of Corinth.


What is Oedipus most famous for in 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is for defeating the Sphinx that Oedipus is most famous in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives at Thebes in the city's worst hours. A Sphinx camps outside and asks an impossible riddle upon pain of death. Oedipus figures out the answer and rids Thebes of the city's serial eater.


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.


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.


Why is Oedipus still important to Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex' 'Oedipus at Colonus' and 'Antigone'?

That he is the city's savior is the reason why Oedipus remains important to Thebes in "Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at Colonus" and "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus becomes the disgraced King of Thebes. But he cannot be dismissed or ignored historically. He rescues the city from the monstrous Sphinx and from a pestilence of ailing livestock, dying children and failing crops.


What is the city of Oedipus' birth in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Thebes is the city where Oedipus is born in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus is born in the Theban royal palace. Even though he is a member of the royal household, he is supposed to be abandoned in the wilderness outside Thebes. But he almost immediately is fostered into the Corinthian royal palace to be raised as a Corinthian royal.


How did Oedipus bring the city of Thebes fortune in the book Oedipus Rex?

by answering the riddle of the sphinx and saving Thebes from the rule of the sphinx.