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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.
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Does Oedipus deserve the punishment he receives in 'Oedipus Rex'?
No, Oedipus does not deserve the punishment that he receives in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus will be executed or exiled for killing his royal predecessor, King Laius. But he kills in self-defense. Laius in fact is a bully who takes away Oedipus' right of way and hits him on the head with a double whip, which is insulting in ancient Greece and really really hurts.
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.
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.
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.
What city was Oedipus from?
Thebes is the city from which former Theban King Oedipus is exiled. He's the killer of Laius, his sovereign and his father. The punishment for killing the king is exile or execution. Exile is the sentence as it's carried out against Oedipus.
Does Oedipus deserve the punishment he receives in 'Oedipus Rex'?
No, Oedipus does not deserve the punishment that he receives in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus will be executed or exiled for killing his royal predecessor, King Laius. But he kills in self-defense. Laius in fact is a bully who takes away Oedipus' right of way and hits him on the head with a double whip, which is insulting in ancient Greece and really really hurts.
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.
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.
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 does Oedipus fall from power in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That he is Laius' murderer is the reason why Oedipus falls from power in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Delphic oracle identifies divine will as execution or exile for the guilty in Theban King Laius' murder. King Oedipus is found to be guilty of killing his father Laius and marrying his mother, Queen Jocasta. He is placed under house arrest pending a divinely expressed preference for execution or exile as the punishment. He is succeeded by Creon, his brother-in-law and royal colleague.
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.
In Oedipus the king how did laius die?
Oedipus kills him.
Who was king before Oedipus?
it was king Laius, Oedipus' real father.
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.
