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Who hands the infant Oedipus over to the shepherd to be exposed in the play 'Oedipus Rex'?
Jocasta hands the infant Oedipus over to the shepherd to be exposed in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta receive a prophecy that their son will grow up to kill his father. Laius therefore makes it clear that Jocasta must kill her three-day-old infant son Oedipus. Jocasta does not want to disobey her husband, but also does not want to carry out the deed herself. She therefore asks her most trusted servant, a Theban shepherd, to leave Oedipus exposed to the ravaging weather and scrounging wildlife on the mountains outside Thebes.
Why do Oedipus' parents abandon him?
A dreadful prophecy motivates Theban sovereigns, King Laius and Queen Jocasta, to abandon their three day old infant, Oedipus. Laius is warned that he will be killed by his own son. His wife becomes pregnant, and delivers an infant son. Laius tells Jocasta to kill little Oedipus.The order to kill one's own son sounds brutal. But in ancient Greece, the killing of one's father and of one's sovereign are heinous crimes. A much lesser crime is the killing of a child who's destined to grow up to be a law breaker.Jocasta doesn't want to lose her husband. But neither does she want to kill her son. She gives the baby to her most trusted servant, a shepherd. The shepherd is supposed to kill Oedipus by leaving him alone on the mountain, and therefore exposed to the weather and the wildlife.But the shepherd can't bring himself to carry out the deed either. He ends up giving Oedipus to a fellow shepherd, whose home is in Corinth. Upon his return to Corinth, the second shepherd gives Oedipus to the city's childless sovereigns, Corinthian King Polybus and Corinthian Queen Merope.
How did Jocasta die?
Oedipus becomes king and marries the widowed queen, Jocasta, unaware she was actually his own mother. Jocasta and Oedipus then have four children together. Oedipus eventually discovers the truth that he killed his own father and has married his mother. Upon hearing the news, Jocasta hangs herself.
What is Jocasta's weakness in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Denial and a certain arrogance are Jocasta's weaknesses in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta tries to smooth over disagreements and seems to want to avoid anything unpleasant, inconvenient or contradictory. For example, she treats the disagreement between Theban Kings Oedipus and Creon as though it is a backyard fight between schoolboys. Additionally, she does not want to look too deeply into her first husband Laius' murder or her second husband Oedipus' true identity. In pursuit of the preceding, she picks and chooses what divine will she will respect and which she will not.
What is Jocasta's character?
Theban Queen Jocasta tries to be neutral. For example, she doesn't want to take sides in the conflict between her brother, Theban King Creon; and her son and husband, Theban King Oedipus.Jocasta must be attractive, intelligent, practical and resourceful. For example, she makes her marriage to a younger man work in his opinion and in the opinion of others.Jocasta likewise must be compassionate, determined, and loyal. For example, her first husband, Theban King Laius, is warned that he'll be killed by his own son. So he tells Jocasta to kill the three day old infant. Instead, Jocasta tries to save both her husband and her son, by removing the baby Oedipus from the palace, Laius, and herself.
Who takes Oedipus away from the palace and gives him to the shepherd in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The Theban shepherd takes Oedipus away from the palace and gives him to the Corinthian shepherd in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Theban shepherd is Queen Jocasta's most trusted servant. Jocasta therefore has him remove the three-day-old infant Oedipus from the palace and the sight of her husband, King Laius. The royal couple do not want to see their son mature into the father killer that he is prophesied to become. Laius believes that Jocasta can kill her own child, Jocasta believes that the Theban shepherd can do the job, and the shepherd knows that Oedipus will be fostered into the childless Corinthian royal household through the efforts of his colleague, a Corinthian shepherd.
Who hands the infant Oedipus over to the shepherd to be exposed in the play 'Oedipus Rex'?
Jocasta hands the infant Oedipus over to the shepherd to be exposed in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta receive a prophecy that their son will grow up to kill his father. Laius therefore makes it clear that Jocasta must kill her three-day-old infant son Oedipus. Jocasta does not want to disobey her husband, but also does not want to carry out the deed herself. She therefore asks her most trusted servant, a Theban shepherd, to leave Oedipus exposed to the ravaging weather and scrounging wildlife on the mountains outside Thebes.
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