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Execute or exile him is what Oedipus promises to do to Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Oedipus is doing no more than carrying out divine will. A pestilence is overwhelming Thebes' will to survive what with ailing livestock, dying crops and failing livestock. Through the conduit of the Delphic oracle, the gods reveal that the guilty in the murder of Oedipus' royal predecessor, King Laius, must be executed or exiled.

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The dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex arises in part from the audience's knowledge that?

Oedipus is Laius's murderer.


What knowledge on the audience's part causes dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That Oedipus does everything he can to find the murderer of King Laius,while the audience knows from the beginning that the murderer is himself.Oedipus is Laius's murderer.


Why does Oedipus doubt what Teiresias tells him about the identity of Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Because he himself is the accused, Oedipus doubts what Teiresias says about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives in Thebes after the death of Theban King Laius. So he does not remember ever meeting his royal predecessor. He therefore doubts that he can be identified and punished as Laius' murderer.


According to Freytag's pyramid the point in Oedipus Rex when Creon takes the throne and Oedipus demands to be exiled from Thebes to fulfill his promise of punishment for Laius's murderer could be con?

denouement


Who tells Oedipus that he is Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

it is Teiresias who says that Oedipus is Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet is Thebes' wisest citizen. He also functions as royal advisor to all Theban kings. Theban King Oedipus calls for Teiresias' presence and advice. But he balks at Teiresias' charge that Oedipus is the murderer that all Thebes seeks in the murder of Theban King Laius.

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The dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex arises in part from the audience's knowledge that?

Oedipus is Laius's murderer.


What knowledge on the audience's part causes dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That Oedipus does everything he can to find the murderer of King Laius,while the audience knows from the beginning that the murderer is himself.Oedipus is Laius's murderer.


Why does Oedipus doubt what Teiresias tells him about the identity of Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Because he himself is the accused, Oedipus doubts what Teiresias says about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives in Thebes after the death of Theban King Laius. So he does not remember ever meeting his royal predecessor. He therefore doubts that he can be identified and punished as Laius' murderer.


What does Tiresias finally reveals about the murderer of Laius?

Oedipus Rex kills his father


According to Freytag's pyramid the point in Oedipus Rex when Creon takes the throne and Oedipus demands to be exiled from Thebes to fulfill his promise of punishment for Laius's murderer could be co?

denouement.


According to Freytag's pyramid the point in Oedipus Rex when Creon takes the throne and Oedipus demands to be exiled from Thebes to fulfill his promise of punishment for Laius's murderer could be con?

denouement


Who tells Oedipus that he is Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

it is Teiresias who says that Oedipus is Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet is Thebes' wisest citizen. He also functions as royal advisor to all Theban kings. Theban King Oedipus calls for Teiresias' presence and advice. But he balks at Teiresias' charge that Oedipus is the murderer that all Thebes seeks in the murder of Theban King Laius.


Who was laius in Oedipus Rex?

Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.


How does Oedipus discover who Laius' murderer is in 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is in interrogating the Theban shepherd that Oedipus discovers who Laius' murderer is in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus hears from his wife Queen Jocasta that there is one survivor to the murderous attack on her first husband King Laius and his escort party. He learns that the individual is her most trusted servant and now lives as a shepherd outside Thebes. Oedipus meets with the shepherd who under questioning identifies the identity of Laius' killer.


When does Oedipus doubt what Teiresias told him about the identity of Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is when Teiresias accuses him of the crime that Oedipus doubts what Teiresias tells him about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus needs help in tracking down the guilty in the old, unsolved murder of King Laius. He looks to his royal advisor, Teiresias the blind prophet. He has his doubts once Teiresias accuses him of killing Laius, whom Oedipus never remembers meeting.


What is the point in Freytag's pyramid at which Creon takes the throne and Oedipus demands exile from Thebes to fulfill his promise of punishment for Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Resolution is the point in Freytag's pyramid at which Creon takes the throne and Oedipus demands exile from Thebes to fulfill his promise of punishment for Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, resolution occurs between the falling action and the play's conclusion. It also may be called dénouement. It ends the main conflict in such a way that the protagonist is worst off than at the play's beginning.


What is oedipus rex about-?

Oedipus Rex is about King Oedipus. A plague has descended upon the city of Thebes. Oedipus makes it his mission to find the cause of this plague. At one point he accuses the prophet Tiresias of being the murderer of Laius, the king before Oedipus. However, a shepherd reveals to Oedipus that Laius's murderer was Oedipus himself. Laius and Jocasta had given Oedipus to the shepherd. While Oedipus went to see the sphinx, he murdered Laius because Laius would not give him the right of way. He solved the sphinx's riddle, traveled to the city of Thebes, and married his mother. Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus gouges his eyes out and is sent out of Thebes.