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How does Creon respond to Oedipus's request that he be allowed to bring his children with him into exile?
He declines the request, saying that Oedipus can no longer have his way as he did when he was king.
What request does the priest make of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Ending the pestilence is the priest's request of Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a pestilence afflicts Thebes. It causes children to die, crops to fail and livestock to ail. It has a chance of being solved if Theban King Oedipus gets involved.
What request does the Priest make of Oedipus?
The Priest requests Oedipus to help save Thebes from the devastating plague that has struck the city. He urges Oedipus to find a solution, as the citizens are suffering and looking to their king for guidance and intervention. The Priest emphasizes the need for action to restore health and prosperity to Thebes.
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 does Teiresias do first when Oedipus asks for help?
The first reaction of Teiresias the blind prophet is not to want to help Theban King Oedipus. Oedipus asks Teiresias for the help that gods and mortals aren't giving him to identify the murderer of previous Theban King Laius. Teiresias indicates that he knows of the long unsolved crime, but doesn't want to give any information. He ends up identifying Oedipus as the very murderer only after being threatened, insulted, and accused as the murder's planner, by the King.
How does Creon respond to Oedipus's request that he be allowed to bring his children with him into exile?
He declines the request, saying that Oedipus can no longer have his way as he did when he was king.
What request does the priest make of Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Ending the pestilence is the priest's request of Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a pestilence afflicts Thebes. It causes children to die, crops to fail and livestock to ail. It has a chance of being solved if Theban King Oedipus gets involved.
Does Teiresias comply with Oedipus' supplication in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Yes, Teiresias complies with Oedipus' request for help in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus asks Teiresias the blind prophet for help in finding the guilty in King Laius' murder. Teiresias initially does not want to share what he knows will anger his sovereign. But Oedipus interprets hesitation as guilty participation in the long unsolved murder. It is at that point that Teiresias tells all.
What request does the Priest make of Oedipus?
The Priest requests Oedipus to help save Thebes from the devastating plague that has struck the city. He urges Oedipus to find a solution, as the citizens are suffering and looking to their king for guidance and intervention. The Priest emphasizes the need for action to restore health and prosperity to Thebes.
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 response Oedipus Rex?
That he disagrees, that he understands and that he will wait for divine indications are Creon's responses in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Creon answers his brother-in-law King Oedipus' charge of treasonous conspiracy with a spirited self-defense. He replies to Oedipus' request to see the sister Princesses Antigone and Ismene with an understanding of a father's wish to visit with his daughters. He responds to Oedipus' request to be exiled with his daughters with a reminder that such decisions are up to the gods.
Whose presence does Oedipus request in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is the presence of Teiresias and the Theban shepherdthat Oedipus requests in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus asks for help in solving a murder that takes place before he moves to Thebes. He counts on his royal advisor, Teiresias the blind prophet. He also looks to the Theban shepherd, the sole surviving eyewitness to King Laius' murder.
What advice by the chorus leader already is put into effect by Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Send for Teiresias is what the chorus leader advises and what Oedipus already puts into effect in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus asks for help in finding the guilty in King Laius'murder. The chorus leader mentions that Teiresias the blind prophet has a mind for detail and a talent for analysis. Oedipus speaks of already sending messengers twice to request Teiresias' presence at the palace.
What does Teiresias do first when Oedipus asks for help?
The first reaction of Teiresias the blind prophet is not to want to help Theban King Oedipus. Oedipus asks Teiresias for the help that gods and mortals aren't giving him to identify the murderer of previous Theban King Laius. Teiresias indicates that he knows of the long unsolved crime, but doesn't want to give any information. He ends up identifying Oedipus as the very murderer only after being threatened, insulted, and accused as the murder's planner, by the King.
Who said never doubt that i will help you in everyway i can?
In Oedipus Rex Oedipus said this.
What is Oedipus' plea to the priest in 'Oedipus Rex'?
To tell him what is going on and then to disperse are Oedipus' pleas to the priest in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term plea describes a petition, request or supplication. The description fits Theban King Oedipus' opening and closing interactions with the priest of Zeus. Oedipus makes the request that the priest tell him why altars are set up and suppliants are gathered in front of the main entrance to the royal palace. At the end of the interaction, Oedipus requests that the space be cleared so that the Theban people may assemble.
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.
