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Its use as a bribe is the role that money takes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Oedipus does not like Teiresias the blind prophet's answers to questions about the guilty in King Laius' murder. Teiresias has a proven track record of integrity and a longstanding reputation for selflessness to all Thebes' kings since the city's founding by Oedipus' great-great-grandfather King Cadmus. But Oedipus is so panic-stricken by Teiresias' information that all he can think to do is make the countercharge that he accepts bribes to tell treasonous lies.
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What is an example of rising action leading to the climax of Oedipus Rex?
Jocasta tells Oedipus that Laius was killed by robbers at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king. Oedipus decides to send for Teiresias. Oedipus is crowned king of Thebes and marries Jocasta. Oedipus kills Laius at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Who are king polybus and queen merope?
King Polybos and Queen Merope are the king and queen of Corinth who take in Oedipus in Oedipus Rex after his parents abandon him.
Which of these is an example of rising action leading to the climax in Oedipus Rex?
Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Who succeeds Oedipus as king in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is Creon who succeeds Oedipus as king in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon is King Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle. He is the direct paternal descendant of the royal house of Labdacus and therefore of Cadmus, Thebes' founder and first king. He is the most eligible living relative to take over royal powers ... until his twin nephews Eteocles and Polyneices are old enough to rule.
Why does Oedipus blames on Creon for King Laius murder?
Fear that Creon is trying to take his power and crown as King as Thebes
What is an example of rising action leading to the climax of Oedipus Rex?
Jocasta tells Oedipus that Laius was killed by robbers at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king. Oedipus decides to send for Teiresias. Oedipus is crowned king of Thebes and marries Jocasta. Oedipus kills Laius at a crossroads. Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Who are king polybus and queen merope?
King Polybos and Queen Merope are the king and queen of Corinth who take in Oedipus in Oedipus Rex after his parents abandon him.
Which of these is an example of rising action leading to the climax in Oedipus Rex?
Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Who succeeds Oedipus as king in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is Creon who succeeds Oedipus as king in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon is King Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle. He is the direct paternal descendant of the royal house of Labdacus and therefore of Cadmus, Thebes' founder and first king. He is the most eligible living relative to take over royal powers ... until his twin nephews Eteocles and Polyneices are old enough to rule.
Why does Oedipus blames on Creon for King Laius murder?
Fear that Creon is trying to take his power and crown as King as Thebes
Why does no one know how the king before Oedipus dies in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That the death does not take place in Thebes and that their attention is caught up with more pressing matters are the reasons why no one knows how the king before Oedipus dies in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, King Laius is killed while traveling from Thebes to Delphi. Immediately after Laius' death, the Sphinx moves outside Thebes and starts killing and eating Thebans who cannot answer her impossible riddle. Then Oedipus solves the riddle, marries Thebes' beautiful widowed queen and distracts all Thebes with his role model family life and royal rule. Mandatory investigations into and cleansing rituals for the divine offense of killing a king take a back seat.
Why does Oedipus distrust Creon?
Oedipus distrusts Creon because he feels very threatened by him. He believes Creon and Teiresias are conspiring against him and trying to take his position as king.
What is the order of occurrence from first to last of the events 'Creon returns from Delphi Oedipus accuses Creon Someone says Oedipus is the murderer'?
First, Theban King Creon returns from Apollo's Shrine. Second, Teiresias the blind prophet accuses Theban King Oedipus of being the murderer of Theban King Laius. Third, Oedipus accuses Creon and Teiresias of conspiring to take away his royal powers.
To whom does Oedipus give his children in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is to Creon that Oedipus gives his children in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced Theban King Creon faces either execution or exile as punishment for his criminal acts and immoral behavior. He is worried about the loneliness, poverty and shunning that his daughters, the sister Princesses Antigone and Ismene, will face without a guardian. He requests that his brother-in-law and royal successor Creon take on that guiding, protective role.
What are examples of metaphors in Oedipus the king?
There are a lot of ship metaphors used in Oedipus. The first one is that the city is like a ship on bloody waves. Another one is the ship (city) has lost control and Oedipus must take control of the steering like he had before.
How can Teiresias be characterized in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Brave, straightforward and wise are words that characterize Teiresias in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet evidences bravery in presenting and supporting information despite Theban King Oedipus' bullying, insults and threats. He never minces words and speaks directly and honestly in warning Oedipus where temper does not take him. He shows wisdom in serving as royal advisor to every Theban king since the city's founding by Cadmus, Thebes' founder king and Oedipus' great-great-grandfather.
What happens to Creon at the end of Oedipus?
That he becomes king is what happens to Creon at the end of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta commits suicide. Her husband, King Oedipus, has to step down because of criminal acts and immoral behavior. Creon, Jocasta's brother and Oedipus' royal colleague, is the closest and most eligible relative to take over the rule of Thebes.
