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Oedipus, not knowing what he did, declared that the murderer of King Laius would be killed or exiled. He also prayed that the murderer would live a life of wretchedness.
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Which accusation does Oedipus make against Creon?
Oedipus accused "Creon" of trying to take over the throne, and conspiracy against him.
Who relieves Thebes of taxation by the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is Oedipus who relieves Thebes of the Sphinx in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx imposes a riddle and a tax on all Thebes. She particularly likes to ask a riddle to which incoming and outgoing Thebans must respond upon pain of death. Thebans remain clueless and so the Sphinx gets to feed her limitless appetite for freshly killed Thebans.
To which curse does Creon say that Oedipus does not speak idle words in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Theban King Oedipus curses the killer[s] of Theban King Laius with execution or exile as punishment. Oedipus promises the people of Thebes that the sentence will be carried out even should the perpetrator[s] be found within the royal household. Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon, describes this cursed promise as no idle words.
What is Oedipus' place of exile in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That he must leave Thebes and never return are the provisions of the sentence of exile in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play ends with Oedipus and the audience remaining ignorant of whether or not the punishment for criminal acts and immoral behavior will be execution or exile. During the play, Oedipus makes the request to be banished to the mountainside outside Thebes. It is only in "Oedipus at Colonus" by the same ancient Greek dramatist that the audience receives the general information that Oedipus wanders outside Thebes for years before dying just outside Athens at Colonus.
What is the Oedipus trilogy?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Who decides the minimum sentence for a person sent to prison in Hawaii?
The judge that imposes the sentence.
What is a sentence with Oedipus complex in it?
His mother looks so young, does he have an Oedipus complex?
After a guilty verdict the Court imposes a sentence which?
....transforms that verdict into a penalty: a fine, a prison sentence or any other punitive measure.
Which accusation does Oedipus make against Creon?
Oedipus accused "Creon" of trying to take over the throne, and conspiracy against him.
What city was Oedipus from?
Thebes is the city from which former Theban King Oedipus is exiled. He's the killer of Laius, his sovereign and his father. The punishment for killing the king is exile or execution. Exile is the sentence as it's carried out against Oedipus.
Is a fixed penalty binding in law?
If a statute imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of incarceration, then yes, it is "binding" meaning a judge cannot impose a sentence less than that minimum.
Can you give a sentence using the word prohibition?
The UK is a party to the Convention against Torture which imposes an absolute prohibition on torture, with no exceptions.
Who relieves Thebes of taxation by the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is Oedipus who relieves Thebes of the Sphinx in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx imposes a riddle and a tax on all Thebes. She particularly likes to ask a riddle to which incoming and outgoing Thebans must respond upon pain of death. Thebans remain clueless and so the Sphinx gets to feed her limitless appetite for freshly killed Thebans.
To which curse does Creon say that Oedipus does not speak idle words in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Theban King Oedipus curses the killer[s] of Theban King Laius with execution or exile as punishment. Oedipus promises the people of Thebes that the sentence will be carried out even should the perpetrator[s] be found within the royal household. Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon, describes this cursed promise as no idle words.
Do you go to jail the day the jury finds you guilty?
Maybe, maybe not. It depends on when the judge imposes the sentence.
What is Oedipus' place of exile in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That he must leave Thebes and never return are the provisions of the sentence of exile in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play ends with Oedipus and the audience remaining ignorant of whether or not the punishment for criminal acts and immoral behavior will be execution or exile. During the play, Oedipus makes the request to be banished to the mountainside outside Thebes. It is only in "Oedipus at Colonus" by the same ancient Greek dramatist that the audience receives the general information that Oedipus wanders outside Thebes for years before dying just outside Athens at Colonus.
What is the Oedipus trilogy?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
