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Jocasta is Oedipus' real mother in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta is King Oedipus' real biological mother. But she last sees him when he is three days old. She thinks that he is dead, and Oedipus believes his mother to be someone else.

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Who is jocasta in Oedipus Rex?

Jocasta is Oedipus' mother and wife and queen of Thebes.


Who is Oedipus' wife in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Theban Queen Jocasta is Theban King Creon's wife in 'Oedipus Rex'. She's the mother of his four children. She also is Oedipus' mother, through her first marriage to Theban King Laius.


What happens in the ancient Greek tale of Oedipus Rex?

Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.


Whom does Oedipus believe to be his mother in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Merope is the person that Oedipus believes to be his mother in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Queen Merope of Corinth is the only mother figure that Theban King Oedipus remembers being around. But the Corinthian messenger who brings news of Polybus' death becomes the second person to raise doubts about Oedipus' true parentage. It is interesting that when another royal house is suggested as his real home, Oedipus immediately assumes that he is the child of slaves.


Conflict in Oedipus Rex?

In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus learns of a prophecy that says he will marry his mother and kill his father. He flees the town to try to prevent it from coming true but he doesn't know that the people he just left weren't his real parents. On his way to a new town, Oedipus kills his real father and ends up marrying his mother (not knowing they were his real parents). The conflict is that he tells his people that the king's murderer needs to be killed to avenge his death and remove the plague. Little does he know that he is the murderer...

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Who is jocasta in Oedipus Rex?

Jocasta is Oedipus' mother and wife and queen of Thebes.


Who is Oedipus' wife in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Theban Queen Jocasta is Theban King Creon's wife in 'Oedipus Rex'. She's the mother of his four children. She also is Oedipus' mother, through her first marriage to Theban King Laius.


What happens in the ancient Greek tale of Oedipus Rex?

Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.


Sophocles king of thebes who married his mother?

Oedipus Rex


Whom does Oedipus believe to be his mother in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Merope is the person that Oedipus believes to be his mother in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Queen Merope of Corinth is the only mother figure that Theban King Oedipus remembers being around. But the Corinthian messenger who brings news of Polybus' death becomes the second person to raise doubts about Oedipus' true parentage. It is interesting that when another royal house is suggested as his real home, Oedipus immediately assumes that he is the child of slaves.


Is it true that Oedipus Rex kill his mother?

No he killed his father his mother hung her self.


What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?

"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".


Conflict in Oedipus Rex?

In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus learns of a prophecy that says he will marry his mother and kill his father. He flees the town to try to prevent it from coming true but he doesn't know that the people he just left weren't his real parents. On his way to a new town, Oedipus kills his real father and ends up marrying his mother (not knowing they were his real parents). The conflict is that he tells his people that the king's murderer needs to be killed to avenge his death and remove the plague. Little does he know that he is the murderer...


What character in Oedipus rex challenges the gods with attempted murder?

No character in Oedipus Rex challenges the gods with attempted murder. Oedipus unknowingly killed his father and married his mother as it had been predicted in a prophecy.


Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?

Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.


What is Oedipus' fate in 'Oedipus Rex'?

Killing his father and marrying his mother is Oedipus' fate in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus hears his fate from the Delphic oracle. The oracle is respected throughout ancient Greece for her insights into divine will and fate. She says that Oedipus is fated to kill his father and marry his mother.


What is taboo of the play Oedipus Rex?

the killed his father and married his mother and has children with her.