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What story does Jocasta tell to convince Oedipus that prophecies may not come true in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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It is her first husband's story that Jocasta tells to convince Oedipus that prophecies may not come true in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta believes that prophecies do not necessarily come true. She differentiates between the prophetic skills of gods and mortals. She says her first husband King Laius was fated to be killed by his own son when in actuality he died at the hands of robbers at the Delphi-Daulia intersection in Phocis.
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What is jocastas intention in telling Oedipus the story of the oracle given to laius about his death?
Jocasta intends to convince him that prophets cannot tell the future.
Example of rising action leading to the climax of the Oedipus story?
Oedipus is crowned king of thebes and marries jocasta
At the climax of the story Oedipus realizes what?
the prophecies have all come true
What is Oedipus' recognition scene?
Oedipus' recognition scene comes when the shepherd who rescued him from the side of the mountain tells him the story of his infancy. From this story, Oedipus is able to deduce that Jocasta is his mother and that Laius is his father.
When Oedipus realizes that the prophecies have all come true this is what part of the story?
Climax.
What is jocastas intention in telling Oedipus the story of the oracle given to laius about his death?
Jocasta intends to convince him that prophets cannot tell the future.
How does Jocasta's story affect Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it unnerves and frightens him is the effect of Jocasta's story on Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta goes over the details of her first husband King Laius' death. Her story is not what her second husband Oedipus expects or needs to hear. In fact, it is downright upsetting that Laius' death place is the same as Oedipus' similar crime at about the same time.
Example of rising action leading to the climax of the Oedipus story?
Oedipus is crowned king of thebes and marries jocasta
Jocasta tells Oedipus the story of her first born because?
She was hinting to him that he was the child.
When Oedipus realizes that the prophecies have all come true this the what of the story?
Climax.
When Oedipus realizes that the prophecies have all come true this is the of the story.?
Climax.
At the climax of the story Oedipus realizes what?
the prophecies have all come true
What is Oedipus' recognition scene?
Oedipus' recognition scene comes when the shepherd who rescued him from the side of the mountain tells him the story of his infancy. From this story, Oedipus is able to deduce that Jocasta is his mother and that Laius is his father.
What part of the story is it when Oedipus realizes that all the prophecies have come true?
climax
When Oedipus realizes that the prophecies have all come true this is what part of the story?
Climax.
Why does Jocasta's story upset Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That her husband dies at the very place Oedipus kills someone is what upsets Oedipus about Jocasta's story of Laius' death in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta identifies her husband's place of death as the spot where the roads from Daulia, Delphi and Thebes meet in the land of Phocis. The meeting-place is distinct and known to Oedipus, who passes through that intersection on the way from Delphi to Thebes about the time that Laius passes from Thebes to Creon. Additionally, Jocasta's description of her husband fits Oedipus' memory of one of the four people he kills there.
Is the inciting incident when Oedipus realizes that the prophecies have all come true in 'Oedipus Rex'?
No, Oedipus' realization that all the prophecies come true is not the inciting incident in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the inciting incident is the event that makes the story possible. Without it, there is no story. It occurs in the beginning of the play. In contrast, Oedipus' realization occurs at the end.
