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At the opening of the play "Oedipus Rex," Thebes is suffering from a devastating plague that has led to widespread suffering, including famine and disease. The affliction is a punishment from the gods due to the unresolved murder of the former king, Laius. The oracle has indicated that the plague will only end when Laius's murderer is found and punished. This sets the stage for Oedipus's quest for truth and resolution.
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Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him to the Oracle to find out revelations.
What conflict or problem do the people of Thebes face as the play opens?
A plague has invaded the city, and Oedipus must find a cure
When does Oedipus ask the citizens of Thebes why they are upset in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is in the opening scene that Oedipus asks why the citizens of Thebes are upset in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus comes out of the main entrance to the Theban royal palace. He finds the altars set up and the priest of Zeus gathered with Theban suppliants. He opens up the dialogue by asking what is troubling his people.
As the play opens what disaster has struck Thebes?
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Why is it significant that Creon appears without Oedipus as the second scene opens in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it foreshadows the play's end is the significance of Creon appearing without Oedipus as the second scene opens in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term foreshadowing describes a hint of things to come. Creon is a subordinate member of the royal power sharing arrangement that his brother-in-law King Oedipus dominates. That he will succeed Oedipus as sole king of Thebes is foreshadowed in his appearing alone.
Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him to the Oracle to find out revelations.
What conflict or problem do the people of Thebes face as the play opens?
A plague has invaded the city, and Oedipus must find a cure
When does Oedipus ask the citizens of Thebes why they are upset in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is in the opening scene that Oedipus asks why the citizens of Thebes are upset in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus comes out of the main entrance to the Theban royal palace. He finds the altars set up and the priest of Zeus gathered with Theban suppliants. He opens up the dialogue by asking what is troubling his people.
As the play opens what disaster has struck Thebes?
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Why is it significant that Creon appears without Oedipus as the second scene opens in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it foreshadows the play's end is the significance of Creon appearing without Oedipus as the second scene opens in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term foreshadowing describes a hint of things to come. Creon is a subordinate member of the royal power sharing arrangement that his brother-in-law King Oedipus dominates. That he will succeed Oedipus as sole king of Thebes is foreshadowed in his appearing alone.
What is the beginning of Oedipus rex?
In the beginning of "Oedipus Rex," the city of Thebes is suffering from a plague, prompting the citizens to seek help from their king, Oedipus. He sends his brother-in-law, Creon, to consult the oracle at Delphi, who reveals that the plague is a punishment for the unresolved murder of the former king, Laius. Oedipus vows to find the culprit and rid Thebes of its affliction, setting off a chain of events that leads to his tragic discovery. The play opens with a strong sense of urgency and the theme of fate versus free will.
as the play opens what disaster has befallen thebes?
A plague.
Is Jocasta suggesting seers sometimes make mistakes what happens first in 'Oedipus Rex'?
No, Theban Queen Jocasta suggesting seers sometimes make mistakes isn't what happens first in 'Oedipus Rex'. In fact, she isn't around when the play begins. Instead, the scene opens to an interaction of Theban King Oedipus, the priest, and suppliants outside the royal palace of Thebes.
Who identifies Oedipus as Laius' killer?
Teiresias the blind prophet is first to identify Theban King Oedipus as the killer of Theban King Laius. He's reluctant to do so. In fact, such an utterance opens him up to a charge of treason. So he only reveals the information after a beastly, bullying barrage of insults and threats from Oedipus.Later on, Theban Queen Jocasta tells Oedipus that her most trusted servant is the sole survivor of the struggle that results in Laius' death. Upon his return to Thebes, the servant finds Oedipus already installed on Thebes' throne and in Jocasta's bed. He recognizes Oedipus as Laius' killer. He doesn't identify Oedipus at the time. But he does so, years later, when Oedipus tries to find and punish Laius' killer[s].
Who is the first character that the audience meets as the play opens in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Oedipus is the first character that the audience meets even though he is not the first to be seen as play opens in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play opens with suppliants seated around the priest of Zeus. They gather at an altar that is set up outside the main entrance to the Theban royal palace. Theban King Oedipus comes out of the palace and addresses those present.
What happens to the city of Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Antigone'?
Monstrous attack, pestilence, pollution and war are what happens to the city of Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a monstrous Sphinx asks a riddle that no Theban can answer. She therefore can draw on an unlimited supply of freshly killed Thebans for her daily meals. But Oedipus defeats her. He ends such problematic happenings until a pestilence afflicts his city. He follows every lead until he ends the horror of ailing livestock, dying children and failing crops. But shortly after his downfall, a bloody civil war is fought. When he becomes sole king, Creon leaves the bodies of the disloyal Theban dead above ground and exposed to weather and wildlife. His decision opens Thebes up to environmental pollution and plague from unburied body parts and scrounging birds and dogs.
Why does Oedipus pity his daughters in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That no one will want to marry them, that they will not have children, and that they will be insulted, isolated, shunned and unprotected number among the reasons why Oedipus pities his daughters in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene are minors and unable to fend for themselves. They will have a hard time since it is public knowledge that their father is also their half-brother, that he is their grandfather's killer and that their mother also is their grandmother. Having incestuous parents and a murderous father opens few doors and leads to life on the streets unless their uncle Creon as sole ruler of Thebes takes them under his wing and finds husbands for them.
