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Whom does Oedipus send at the beginning of the play to consult Teiresias?
No one is sent by Theban King Oedipus to consult with Teiresias the blind prophet, at the beginning of the play. Instead, Oedipus has his brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon, go to consult with the Oracle at Apollo's shrine. He has problems trying to carry out the information from the Oracle. So Oedipus sends a messenger to bring Teiresias to his presence. But no one is sent beforehand or in advance to consult with the prophet before this meeting with Oedipus.
Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him to the Oracle to find out revelations.
How do you know that Creon is the antagonist in Oedipus Rex?
It is not certain whether or not Creon is the antagonist in Oedipus Rex because Oedipus obviously trusted him (or else he would not have sent him to Delphi;) however, the two characters seemed to conflict as a result of jealousy.
How does Creon respond to Oedipus' request to be allowed to bring his children with him into exile in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it is up to the gods is the way in which Creon responds to Oedipus' request to be allowed to bring his children with him into exile in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced Theban King Oedipus does not want to be punished with execution instead of exile. He does not want to be sent into exile alone. He dares to ask Creon, his brother-in-law and royal successor, for what he wants. He gets no answer since Creon follows proper procedure and therefore awaits divine word on what to do.
We learn that prior to the beginning of the action Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the delphic oracle?
It is to find out how to end the pestilence that Oedipus sends Creon to consult the Delphic oracle in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an environmental disturbance such as pestilence can result from divine wrath over offensive commissions or omissions of mortals. Proper procedure in that case is to consult the Pythia, ancient Greece's most famous and respected oracle. That is precisely what Theban King Oedipus does.
You learn that prior to the beginning of the action in the play Oedipus has sent Creon to consult which?
The Delphic oracle.
Whom does Oedipus send at the beginning of the play to consult Teiresias?
No one is sent by Theban King Oedipus to consult with Teiresias the blind prophet, at the beginning of the play. Instead, Oedipus has his brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon, go to consult with the Oracle at Apollo's shrine. He has problems trying to carry out the information from the Oracle. So Oedipus sends a messenger to bring Teiresias to his presence. But no one is sent beforehand or in advance to consult with the prophet before this meeting with Oedipus.
Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him to the Oracle to find out revelations.
How do you know that Creon is the antagonist in Oedipus Rex?
It is not certain whether or not Creon is the antagonist in Oedipus Rex because Oedipus obviously trusted him (or else he would not have sent him to Delphi;) however, the two characters seemed to conflict as a result of jealousy.
How does Creon respond to Oedipus' request to be allowed to bring his children with him into exile in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That it is up to the gods is the way in which Creon responds to Oedipus' request to be allowed to bring his children with him into exile in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced Theban King Oedipus does not want to be punished with execution instead of exile. He does not want to be sent into exile alone. He dares to ask Creon, his brother-in-law and royal successor, for what he wants. He gets no answer since Creon follows proper procedure and therefore awaits divine word on what to do.
We learn that prior to the beginning of the action Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the delphic oracle?
It is to find out how to end the pestilence that Oedipus sends Creon to consult the Delphic oracle in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, an environmental disturbance such as pestilence can result from divine wrath over offensive commissions or omissions of mortals. Proper procedure in that case is to consult the Pythia, ancient Greece's most famous and respected oracle. That is precisely what Theban King Oedipus does.
Who has Creon assembled at the beginning of the scene?
Theban Queen Jocasta comes to make peace between Theban King Oedipus and Theban King Creon. She has personal and professional reasons for her peace making efforts.Personally, she's related closely to both men. Oedipus is her husband, and Creon her brother.Professionally, all three are lateral colleagues on the job. All three are involved in a joint power sharing arrangement whereby the rule over Thebes and its citizens is in their three sets of hands. Jocasta realizes that disagreement is disastrous for three people who are close relatives and close colleagues in overlapping personal and work spaces.
Who was sent for to say goodbye to Oedipus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is his daughters who are sent for to say goodbye to Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene are the daughters of disgraced Theban King Oedipus. Oedipus asks to see them before he is punished with execution or exile. King Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and royal successor, brings the young princesses for the supposedly last meeting with their father.
Whom does Oedipus send to find out what can be done to solve the plague problem in 'Oedipus the King'?
Theban King Creon is sent by his brother-in-law and nephew, Theban King Oedipus, to find out what can be done to solve the plague problem. He's sent to consult with the Oracle at Apollo's Shrine. The Oracle says that the plague only will end with the identification and punishment of the killer or killers of Theban King Laius.
Where is Oedipus sent in the beginning of the play?
In the beginning of the play Oedipus lives in Corinth with his adopted parents, of whom he believes to be his real parents. After a man from the city brings up the subject of King Polybus and his wife not being his real parents Oedipus sends himself to the Oracle at Delphi to learn of his past. However once there, he learns that he will kill his mother and marry his father. From their Oedipus sends himself away from Corinth, because he believes that they are his real parents. On his journey away from Corinth he ends up in the city of Thebes. Luv April4Rain ♥ PS. ~ The Oracle at Delphi never did tell Oedipus exactly what he wanted to know.
What does Oedipus say about summoning Teiresias in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That Creon recommends Teiresias' presence and that Teiresias is late are what Oedipus says about summoning Teiresias in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Creon asks the chorus leader for help in finding the guilty in King Laius' murder. The chorus leader mentions Teiresias the blind prophet as a valuable information source. Oedipus says that Teiresias' presence already is requested due to Creon's prior recommendation. He also states that Teiresias still is not there despite the sending of two messengers.That he is late is what Oedipus says about summoning Teiresias in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus leader advises Theban King Oedipus to consult with Teiresias the blind prophet on finding the guilty in King Laius' murder. Oedipus answers that two messengers already have been sent to Teiresias' residence. He indicates that Teiresias already should have been at the palace by now.
What is the plot of Oedipus?
Thebes is afflicted by a bad harvest, and Theban King Oedipus wishes to know why. His brother-in-law and uncle Creon is sent to the Delphic oracle to find out why. Creon returns with the news that the murderers of previous Theban King Laius still are unpunished. As long as the perpetrators remain unpunished the blight shall continue. Oedipus then decrees that the murderers, whoever they may be, shall be banished from Thebes. He even invokes banishment on himself, should his house be accessed by any of the murderers.Then the blind prophet Teiresias is guided by a boy into Oedipus' presence. At Oedipus' insistence, Teiresias reluctantly declares that Oedipus himself is the murderer. Moreover, he describes Oedipus as living in sin with 'thy nearest kin'. Finally, he predicts that Oedipus shall end up being a blind beggar.Then Jocasta reveals that Laius had been murdered at a crossroads. She also tells of a son whose ankles Laius pinned together and whom he abandoned when the boy was only three days old. Oedipus finds out later that the boy is himself. When he and Jocasta learn the whole truth, Jocasta commits suicide and Oedipus blinds himself and is led into exile.Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.
