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When the play Oedipus rex begins is Oedipus king of Thebes and is there a curse upon the city?
Yes. Apex answer is a).
Example of hamartia as it appears in the character Oedipus?
Hamaratia as it appears in the character Oedipus utters a curse condemning Laius's killer.
What is Oedipus's vow to the people of Thebes?
Oedipus vows to avenge Laius' death, and to lay a curse on and drive the murderer from Thebes.
How does Oedipus' curse on the murderer hint at the outcome of 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the Theban royal household may be implicated is the outcome hinted by Oedipus' curse on the murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Apolline oracles says that the pestilence in Thebes will end with the identification and punishment of the guilty in the murder of Theban King Laius, King Oedipus' royal predecessor. Oedipus takes it upon himself to extend the curse of execution or exile to whomsoever harbors or helps the murderer. He volunteers that this curse will be carried out even if the murderer or murderous accessories are found within his own household within the Theban royal palace.
What instructions does oedipus give the priest?
Oedipus instructs the priests to remove their branches from the altar, signaling an answer to their request for deliverance from the gods' curse.
What curse does Oedipus repeat to polynices?
Oedipus repeats to Polynices the curse that Polynices and Eteocles, who are brothers, will kill each other in battle. The curse was put upon them by Oedipus, who is their father.
When the play Oedipus rex begins is Oedipus king of Thebes and is there a curse upon the city?
Yes. Apex answer is a).
Example of hamartia as it appears in the character Oedipus?
Hamaratia as it appears in the character Oedipus utters a curse condemning Laius's killer.
What is Oedipus's vow to the people of Thebes?
Oedipus vows to avenge Laius' death, and to lay a curse on and drive the murderer from Thebes.
How does Oedipus' curse on the murderer hint at the outcome of 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the Theban royal household may be implicated is the outcome hinted by Oedipus' curse on the murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Apolline oracles says that the pestilence in Thebes will end with the identification and punishment of the guilty in the murder of Theban King Laius, King Oedipus' royal predecessor. Oedipus takes it upon himself to extend the curse of execution or exile to whomsoever harbors or helps the murderer. He volunteers that this curse will be carried out even if the murderer or murderous accessories are found within his own household within the Theban royal palace.
What instructions does oedipus give the priest?
Oedipus instructs the priests to remove their branches from the altar, signaling an answer to their request for deliverance from the gods' curse.
What is Oedipus' curse in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Divine ill will towards Labadacus'descendants is Oedipus' curse in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Labdacus is King Oedipus' paternal grandfather. He gets cursed by, and meets with an early violent death because of, Dionysos the wine god. Angry gods do not give up until they ruin things for Labdacus' son King Laius and his grandson King Oedipus.
Why does Creon want Oedipus brought back to Thebes?
Creon wants Oedipus back because he want to use Oedipus as a talisman to save the people of Thebes from any curse..... boateng Qwasi
What are the Oedipus plays?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone are the Oedipus plays. The three plays tell how the curse on the House of Labdacus plays out on Oedipus, in his own life and in those of his children. They all are written by Sophocles [c. 496 B.C.E. - c. 406 B.C.E.].
What is the myth on which 'Antigone' is based?
The story of Oedipus is the myth upon which "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) is based.Specifically, the myth of Oedipus tells of the curse on the Theban royal house and of the curse's particular impact on Theban King Oedipus and his family. The gods are intent upon destroying that house, but the curse basically ends with Princess Antigone, Oedipus' daughter and half-sister; the family of King Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle; and the ultimate triumph of the Argive/Theban line of Polyneices, Oedipus' son and half-brother, over that of Eteocles, Polyneices' twin brother.
Does Oedipus curse Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex'?
No, Oedipus does not curse Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus is angry, horrified and upset to discover that his life is exactly as it is fated to be. But he never lets any of these emotions be expressed against his beloved Thebes. In fact, he ultimately requests to be exiled outside Thebes so as not to condemn the city with his cursed, polluting presence.
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.
