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What does i was blind and now i can tell why asleep for you had given ease of breath to Thebes's while the false years went by mean in the novel Oedipus rex?
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What is the name of the blind prophet in sophocles' Oedipus?
The name of the blind prophet in sophocles' oedipus rex is teiresias.
What is the status of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Oedipus at Colonus'?
From respected royal to blind prisoner and then from blind exile to lucky spirit is the Oedipus' respective status in "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus begins with the status of king. But by the end of the play, he loses it all to become a blind prisoner under house arrest in Thebes. Between the two plays, the gods punish Oedipus with exile. At the beginning of "Oedipus at Colonus" he moves as a blind exile to the area of Athens. But his status rises when he disappears as a luck bearing spirit.
Why does Teiresias say that Oedipus will be blind in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it is his fate is the reason that Teiresias says that Oedipus will be blind in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet announces that Theban King Oedipus has physical sight. But he advises that Oedipus actually does not see in the sense of processing or understanding what stares him in his face about his true identity. He cautions that Oedipus will lose his physical sight before the day ends.
Who reveiled that Oedipus killed his father?
Tiresias, the blind prophet.
How does sophocles cause his audience to feel pity and fear in Oedipus Rex?
Because Oedipus blind himself, and exile which makes the audience feel pity to Oedipus.
What is the name of the blind prophet in sophocles' Oedipus?
The name of the blind prophet in sophocles' oedipus rex is teiresias.
What is the status of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Oedipus at Colonus'?
From respected royal to blind prisoner and then from blind exile to lucky spirit is the Oedipus' respective status in "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus begins with the status of king. But by the end of the play, he loses it all to become a blind prisoner under house arrest in Thebes. Between the two plays, the gods punish Oedipus with exile. At the beginning of "Oedipus at Colonus" he moves as a blind exile to the area of Athens. But his status rises when he disappears as a luck bearing spirit.
Why does Teiresias say that Oedipus will be blind in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it is his fate is the reason that Teiresias says that Oedipus will be blind in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet announces that Theban King Oedipus has physical sight. But he advises that Oedipus actually does not see in the sense of processing or understanding what stares him in his face about his true identity. He cautions that Oedipus will lose his physical sight before the day ends.
Who reveiled that Oedipus killed his father?
Tiresias, the blind prophet.
How does sophocles cause his audience to feel pity and fear in Oedipus Rex?
Because Oedipus blind himself, and exile which makes the audience feel pity to Oedipus.
What is so ironic about Teresius in Oedipus Rex?
tiresias is a blind prophet. He is blind but can see what is going to happen.
What superiority does Oedipus claim over Teiresias?
Oedipus claims that the blind prophet Tieresias is plotting with Creon to take the throne.
Which scenario does Sophocles use for dramatic irony?
Oedipus ridicules a man for being blind, and he later becomes blind.
Who tells Oedipus of the plauge that threatens to destroy the city?
a blind seer
What does Oedipus do with Jocasta's broach?
he uses it to scrath out his eye- blind himself
Who is Teiresias in 'Oedipus Rex'?
blind prophet who sees only the truth
Who tells Oedipus he will kill his father and marry his mother?
Tiresias a blind prophet tells Oedipus that he will kill his father and marry his mother.
