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Which of the following is true a jocasta is Oedipus's wife b Oedipus was king of corinth before he was king of thebes c Oedipus intended to kill the king of thebes d Creon is oedi?
A. Jocasta is Oedipus' wife (and his mother).
Was Oedipus King of Corinth before he was King of Thebes?
No, he was the adopted son of the king of Corinth, Polybus.
Who was the king of Thebes before Oedipus took the job?
Cadmus, he dies obviously
Who is the protagonist in Oedipus the King?
Oedipus.
Is Oedipus royalty in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Yes, Oedipus is royalty in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus is born a prince of Thebes. He is raised a prince of Corinth. He receives the title of king from Thebes. He refuses the title of king of Corinth just before he becomes a disgraced royal.
Which of the following is true a jocasta is Oedipus's wife b Oedipus was king of corinth before he was king of thebes c Oedipus intended to kill the king of thebes d Creon is oedi?
A. Jocasta is Oedipus' wife (and his mother).
What makes Oedipus the King of Thebes?
He killed his father who was king before him.
Was Oedipus King of Corinth before he was King of Thebes?
No, he was the adopted son of the king of Corinth, Polybus.
Did the Sphinx or the pestilence come first in 'Oedipus Tyrannus'?
It is the Sphinx that comes before the pestilence in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Sphinx comes to Thebes just before Oedipus becomes king. The pestilence happens many years later. Oedipus is a beloved, respected king when the pestilence breaks out.
Who was the king of Thebes before Oedipus took the job?
Cadmus, he dies obviously
Who is the protagonist in Oedipus the King?
Oedipus.
Is Oedipus royalty in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Yes, Oedipus is royalty in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus is born a prince of Thebes. He is raised a prince of Corinth. He receives the title of king from Thebes. He refuses the title of king of Corinth just before he becomes a disgraced royal.
Wrote Oedipus the King?
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Tyrannus) was written by Sophocles c.430 BC.
What is 'Rex' from 'Oedipus Rex' in English?
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
When the play Oedipus begins which of the following is true the sphinx is terrorizing Thebes Oedipus is not married to Jocasta Oedipus's father is alive Oedipus is king of Thebes?
Oedipus is king of Thebes
Why does Oedipus reject Teiresias' story in 'Oedipus Rex'?
That he does not see how it can be true is the reason why Oedipus rejects Teiresias' story in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet accuses Theban King Oedipus of killing King Laius. Oedipus dislikes being blamed for something that he does not do. In fact, Oedipus does not remember ever meeting Laius, whose death takes place before Oedipus moves to Thebes.
When the play Oedipus Rex begins which of the following is true Oedipus knows that the oracles statements have not come true Oedipus is king of the thebes and there is a cursw upon the city Oedipus?
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
