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That it is a question and that it shows the concern of Oedipus for his people is the significance of the first line in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Oedipus questions why Thebans gather as lowly people waiting to submit a plea for help to a cold, distant authority. He offers himself as concerned as a father over his children. Ironically, Oedipus asks the first of a series of questions but never thinks of asking himself questions about the misconceptions and mysteries in his own life. Just as ironically, Oedipus addresses his people as his children, which in a sense they really are since he and they are albeit unknowingly blood relatives instead of a Corinthian born King ruling over a Theban born people.

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What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?

"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".


What is the External conflict in Oedipus Rex?

First of all, there is no external conflict in Oedipus Rex, but the internal conflict is with Oedipus' discovery of his true identity and how he reacts to it.


What is the significance of the title in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That Oedipus is the main character and that he is king for illegal, offensive reasons is the significance of the title "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play most often is known by its title in translation, into English as "Oedipus the King" and into Latin as "Oedipus Rex." But the title loses its original meaning in translation. The original Greek title, "OedipusTyrannus," refers to the seizure of power by illegal, offensive means. It reflects the fact that Oedipus rules, not because he marries the widowed Theban queen Jocasta, but because he kills that queen's first husband.


What is the significance of the image as Oedipus the plowman in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That he is intimate and has children with his own motheris the significance of the image of Oedipus as plowman in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a plowman prepares the fields for being sown with seed and thereby growing plants. Oedipus and widowed Theban Queen Jocasta marry, are intimate and have children. The imagery is the same for Jocasta and her first husband King Laius as that for her second husband, Oedipus: like father, like son as it turns out.


Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?

Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.

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What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?

"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".


What is the External conflict in Oedipus Rex?

First of all, there is no external conflict in Oedipus Rex, but the internal conflict is with Oedipus' discovery of his true identity and how he reacts to it.


What is the significance of the title in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That Oedipus is the main character and that he is king for illegal, offensive reasons is the significance of the title "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play most often is known by its title in translation, into English as "Oedipus the King" and into Latin as "Oedipus Rex." But the title loses its original meaning in translation. The original Greek title, "OedipusTyrannus," refers to the seizure of power by illegal, offensive means. It reflects the fact that Oedipus rules, not because he marries the widowed Theban queen Jocasta, but because he kills that queen's first husband.


What is the significance of the image as Oedipus the plowman in 'Oedipus Rex'?

That he is intimate and has children with his own motheris the significance of the image of Oedipus as plowman in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a plowman prepares the fields for being sown with seed and thereby growing plants. Oedipus and widowed Theban Queen Jocasta marry, are intimate and have children. The imagery is the same for Jocasta and her first husband King Laius as that for her second husband, Oedipus: like father, like son as it turns out.


Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?

Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.


What is English for 'Rex' in 'Oedipus Rex'?

'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.


Who is the first senator in Oedipus Rex?

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Who is the Delian healer in 'Oedipus Rex'?

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Who spoke this line in Oedipus Rex and the significance Nor did three days succeed the infant's birth Before by other hands he cast him forth Maiming his ankles on a lonely hill?

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Who is Oedipus' wife in 'Oedipus Rex'?

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Who is shephard in oedipus rex?

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Why is Oedipus the only main character who was alone in 'Oedipus Rex'?

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