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What happened to the one surviving witness to the killing of laius?
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He escapes the murder scene.
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What happened to king laius?
Laius was killed by his son Oedipus.
Who is king laius in Antigone?
The father of Oedipus, who was Antigone's father. As the curse stated by Tiresias went, Oedipus ended up inadvertently killing Laius.
Who does Oedipus accuse of killing Laius?
The blind prophet Tiresias who is called by Oedipus to reveal who killed King Laius. When he is hesitant to do so however as the killer is Oedipus, Oedipus jumpsto conclusions assuming that it is he Tiresias who murdered Laius.
What people does Oedipus ask about Laius' death in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Creon, Jocasta and Teiresias are people whom Oedipus asks about Laius' death in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus asks for information about the crime scene, the killer and surviving eyewitnesses from Creon, his royal colleague and Laius' brother-in-law. He questions Queen Jocasta, his wife and Laius' widow, about the crime scene and surviving eyewitnesses. He seeks information from Teiresias the blind prophet about the killer's identity.
What makes Oedipus suspect he killed Laius?
Oedipus remembers meeting a man at a place where three roads meet, and killing him there. When he finds out that Laius was killed by a man at a three-way crossroad, Oedipus suspects that he killed him.
What happened to Laius the king?
Laius was killed by his son Oedipus.
What happened to king laius?
Laius was killed by his son Oedipus.
What happened to king laius in the Oedipus story?
Oedipus killed Laius years ago at the crossroads. He did not know Laius was his biological father and the king of Thebes.
Who is king laius in Antigone?
The father of Oedipus, who was Antigone's father. As the curse stated by Tiresias went, Oedipus ended up inadvertently killing Laius.
What happened to the king?
Laius was killed by his son Oedipus.
Who does Oedipus accuse of killing Laius?
The blind prophet Tiresias who is called by Oedipus to reveal who killed King Laius. When he is hesitant to do so however as the killer is Oedipus, Oedipus jumpsto conclusions assuming that it is he Tiresias who murdered Laius.
What people does Oedipus ask about Laius' death in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Creon, Jocasta and Teiresias are people whom Oedipus asks about Laius' death in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus asks for information about the crime scene, the killer and surviving eyewitnesses from Creon, his royal colleague and Laius' brother-in-law. He questions Queen Jocasta, his wife and Laius' widow, about the crime scene and surviving eyewitnesses. He seeks information from Teiresias the blind prophet about the killer's identity.
What makes Oedipus suspect he killed Laius?
Oedipus remembers meeting a man at a place where three roads meet, and killing him there. When he finds out that Laius was killed by a man at a three-way crossroad, Oedipus suspects that he killed him.
What motive does Laius assign to Laius' killer in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Money is the motive that Oedipus assigns to Laius' killer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus becomes suspicious upon hearing that King Laius, his royal predecessor, is killed far outside Thebes. He believes that the killing is carried out by hired assassins. He concludes that the killers do the deed for pay and on behalf of Laius' enemies within Thebes.
What is the theory that Oedipus immediately develops about Laius' death in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it is the work of thugs hired by Laius' enemies in Thebes is the theory that Oedipus immediately develops about Laius' death in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus has to find and punish the guilty in King Laius' murder. He hears what his brother-in-law and royal colleague Creon has to say. Creon identifies robbers on the basis of the sole surviving eyewitness to Laius' murder. Oedipus observes that money from Laius' enemies in Thebes is behind the crime and that the same can happen to him as current king of Thebes.
What is Oedipus' punishment for killing King Laius?
Exile is the punishment of Theban King Oedipus for killing Theban King Laius. The oracle at Apollo's shrine tells Theban King Creon that the murderer or murderers of Laius must be identified and punished with execution or exile. The choice of the punishment is up to Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle. Oedipus asks for exile, and Creon decides to honor that request, and Oedipus' request for protection to his two daughters, Antigone and Ismene.
What happened to the surviving servant in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The sole survivor of the events that lead to the death of Theban King Laius asks to be released from palace service. He wants to go back to the field to tend to his crops and his sheep. He prefers to be as far away as possible from Theban city life once he learns that Oedipus is now the King of Thebes and the husband of Theban Queen Jocasta.That servant also is the shepherd who long ago is given the three day old baby Oedipus by Jocasta. Instead of killing the baby as ordered, he gives him to another shepherd who takes him home to Corinth, to be raised by the childless King Polybus and Queen Merope. Oedipus resembles his father, Laius. So the servant recognizes Oedipus as Laius' son and subsequent killer at the time of their fateful meeting at the crossroads of three paths.
