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What reason does Oedipus give for finding the murderer of King Laius?
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His own protection is the primary reason that Theban King Oedipus gives for finding the murderer of King Laius. Oedipus suggests that someone disrespectful enough to kill one king may go on to kill another. He also suggests that someone having gotten away with the murder of one Theban king may go on to kill another.
Secondary to that reason is the reason that starts the search. Thebes is suffering from a pestilence that ruins the harvests, reduces the city's population, and afflicts the livestock. According to the Oracle at Apollo's shrine, the murderer of King Laius needs to be identified, and punished with death or exile, in order for the suffering to end.
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Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
What is strange about the reason that Oedipus gives for finding the murderer of King Laius?
Fear for his own life is the reason that Theban King Oedipus gives for finding the murderer of Theban King Laius. The reason is strange on two counts. On the one hand, that isn't the reason that's given by the Oracle at Apollo's Shrine for the man hunt. The Oracle says that the murderer must be identified, and punished with death or exile, in order for the devastating pestilence to end in Thebes. On the other hand, the reason is ironically strange, because Oedipus in fact is the murderer.
Who is Laius's murderer.?
His son Oedipus.
What knowledge on the audience's part causes dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus does everything he can to find the murderer of King Laius,while the audience knows from the beginning that the murderer is himself.Oedipus is Laius's murderer.
Who told Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
Teiresias , the seer.
Who tells Oedipus he is laius's murderer?
Tiresias tells Oedipus he is the murderer of Laius.
What is strange about the reason that Oedipus gives for finding the murderer of King Laius?
Fear for his own life is the reason that Theban King Oedipus gives for finding the murderer of Theban King Laius. The reason is strange on two counts. On the one hand, that isn't the reason that's given by the Oracle at Apollo's Shrine for the man hunt. The Oracle says that the murderer must be identified, and punished with death or exile, in order for the devastating pestilence to end in Thebes. On the other hand, the reason is ironically strange, because Oedipus in fact is the murderer.
Who is Laius's murderer.?
His son Oedipus.
Who tells Oedipus he is Laius murderer?
Teiresias
Who tells Oedipus that he Laius murderer?
Teiresias
Tells Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
Teiresias
Who tells Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
The Corinthian messenger reveals the truth to Oedipus, informing him that Polybus and Merope were not his biological parents and that he was adopted. This leads Oedipus to question his origins and eventually uncover the prophecy that he would kill his father.
What knowledge on the audience's part causes dramatic irony in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Oedipus does everything he can to find the murderer of King Laius,while the audience knows from the beginning that the murderer is himself.Oedipus is Laius's murderer.
Who told Oedipus that he is Laius murderer?
Teiresias , the seer.
Who told Oedipus that he is Laius's murderer?
Teiresias , the seer.
Why does Oedipus doubt what Teiresias tells him about the identity of Laius' murderer in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Because he himself is the accused, Oedipus doubts what Teiresias says about the identity of Laius' murderer in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus arrives in Thebes after the death of Theban King Laius. So he does not remember ever meeting his royal predecessor. He therefore doubts that he can be identified and punished as Laius' murderer.
The dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex arises in part from the audience's knowledge that?
Oedipus is Laius's murderer.
