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What happens to the sole survivor of the attack on King Laius in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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Job transfer outside Thebes is what happens to the sole Survivor of the attack on Laius in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta's most trusted servant is the only one of King Laius' party to leave the Delphi-Daulia crossroads alive. He gets back to Thebes and finds the widowed Jocasta already enamored with Oedipus. The servant asks to be released from palace service and be allowed to go back to shepherding outside Thebes.
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What is the only thing that the lone survivor of the attack on Laius can remember about the murder in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the murderers are a group of robbers is the only thing that the lone survivor of the attack on Laius remembers about the murder in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles(495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the long survivor is Theban Queen Jocasta's most trusted servant. He returns from the attack to find Oedipus already ensconced as the Savior of Thebes for defeating the monstrous Sphinx. He tells Jocasta what he remembers and then asks for a transfer to shepherding duty outside Thebes.
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.
What is the only thing that the lone survivor of the attack on King Laius remembers about the murder?
The sole survivor of the attack on Theban King Laius remembers that the event took place at a crossroads for three paths. The crossroads was in the land of Phocis. According to the lone survivor, Laius and four of his five attendants and servants were killed while en route from Thebes to Delphi. The survivor subsequently specified to Laius' wife, Theban Queen Jocasta, that the murderous deeds were committed by a band of robbers.But the survivor remembered more than he let on. For example, he actually remembered that the killing was the act of a long perpetrator. Additionally, he remembered the perpetrator's appearance and identity. He in fact recognized Oedipus two times, during the incident and afterwards. During the struggle, he saw the resemblance between Oedipus and Laius. He long ago had saved the three day old Oedipus from death as the predicted killer of his own father. He had given the baby to another shepherd who was originally from Corinth. So the survivor knew that the Laius lookalike could only be Laius' son all grown up.Afterward, the survivor recognized Oedipus, this time in Thebes. Oedipus had gone on to Laius' hometown, which also was his own unbeknownst to him. There, he saved the city from the murderous, tax levying Sphinx. As a reward for his good behavior, he stepped into Laius' shoes personally and professionally, by accepting the kingship as his job and the grieving widow as his wife.
What is the point of the attack in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Right of way in an intersection is the point of the attack in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Laius enters the Delphi-Daulia intersection from the Theban side. Oedipus enters from the Delphi side. Laius's charioteer jostles Oedipus, who then is hit on the head with Laius' double whip. Laius takes away Oedipus' right of way because he considers it his due as a royal.
Who was laius in Oedipus Rex?
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
What is the only thing that the lone survivor of the attack on Laius can remember about the murder in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the murderers are a group of robbers is the only thing that the lone survivor of the attack on Laius remembers about the murder in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles(495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the long survivor is Theban Queen Jocasta's most trusted servant. He returns from the attack to find Oedipus already ensconced as the Savior of Thebes for defeating the monstrous Sphinx. He tells Jocasta what he remembers and then asks for a transfer to shepherding duty outside Thebes.
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.
What is the only thing that the lone survivor of the attack on King Laius remembers about the murder?
The sole survivor of the attack on Theban King Laius remembers that the event took place at a crossroads for three paths. The crossroads was in the land of Phocis. According to the lone survivor, Laius and four of his five attendants and servants were killed while en route from Thebes to Delphi. The survivor subsequently specified to Laius' wife, Theban Queen Jocasta, that the murderous deeds were committed by a band of robbers.But the survivor remembered more than he let on. For example, he actually remembered that the killing was the act of a long perpetrator. Additionally, he remembered the perpetrator's appearance and identity. He in fact recognized Oedipus two times, during the incident and afterwards. During the struggle, he saw the resemblance between Oedipus and Laius. He long ago had saved the three day old Oedipus from death as the predicted killer of his own father. He had given the baby to another shepherd who was originally from Corinth. So the survivor knew that the Laius lookalike could only be Laius' son all grown up.Afterward, the survivor recognized Oedipus, this time in Thebes. Oedipus had gone on to Laius' hometown, which also was his own unbeknownst to him. There, he saved the city from the murderous, tax levying Sphinx. As a reward for his good behavior, he stepped into Laius' shoes personally and professionally, by accepting the kingship as his job and the grieving widow as his wife.
What does Oedipus know in the first half of 'Oedipus Rex'?
That a pestilence afflicts Thebes, that the cause is Laius' unsolved murder and that he himself may be a murder suspect is what Oedipus knows in the first half of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus knows that the death place of his royal predecessor, King Laius, is the same as where he himself commits a crime at about the same time. He knows that Laius resembles one of Oedipus' murder victims. He knows that the sole survivor of the attack leading to Laius' death can be brought in for questioning. He knows that Teiresias the blind prophet accuses him of being Laius' killer.
What is the point of the attack in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Right of way in an intersection is the point of the attack in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Laius enters the Delphi-Daulia intersection from the Theban side. Oedipus enters from the Delphi side. Laius's charioteer jostles Oedipus, who then is hit on the head with Laius' double whip. Laius takes away Oedipus' right of way because he considers it his due as a royal.
Who was laius in Oedipus Rex?
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
How does Jocasta respond to Oedipus' suspicion of his own guilt in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is with disbelief and with the presentation of contrary evidence that Jocasta responds to Oedipus' suspicion that he may be guilty in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet accuses Theban King Oedipus of killing King Laius. Oedipus does not see how he can be guilty when he does not remember ever meeting his royal predecessor. But he finds that the crime scene for Laius is the same as where he himself is a murderer just before settling in Thebes. Queen Jocasta, his wife and Laius' widow, observes that a group of people killed Laius whereas Oedipus acted alone in his crime. She then sends for the sole survivor from the attack that leaves Laius and four others dead.
What happens to Oedipus on the way to Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex'?
A painful, rude meeting in an intersection is what happens to Oedipus on the way to Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus approaches the Delphi-Daulia intersection from the Delphi side. Theban King Laius and his escort party approach from the Theban side. Laius' charioteer gives Oedipus a push, which is followed by Laius' double whip. Oedipus responds in kind and in self-defense and leaves all but one of Laius' party dead in the intersection.
Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
Why does Oedipus look for the muderer of king laius?
Oedipus does not realize that he killed king Laius and that king Laius was his father.
Who is laius' father?
Laius was father of Oedipus by Jocasta and the son of king Labdacus of Thebes.
Why didn't Oedipus at quicky after the murder of laius?
At the time of Laius's murder, Oedipus was not king of Thebes; in fact he unknowingly killed Laius and was the son of Laius.
