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Oedipus asks Jocasta And could you fetch him quickly back again What is Oedipus referring to here?
He wants to talk to the servant who witnessed Laius's murder.
How old is Jocasta in 'Oedipus Rex'?
In Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex," Jocasta is the wife of King Laius and later marries Oedipus, her son. Jocasta's age is not explicitly stated in the play, but she is typically depicted as being older than Oedipus. Given the societal norms of the time, it can be inferred that Jocasta is likely in her middle-aged years.
To what does Oedipus refer when he asks 'And could you fetch him quickly back again' in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The bringing into his presence the sole servant who survived the decades-old killings of Theban King Laius and the royal escort party is what Theban King Oedipus intends when he asks of his wife, Theban Queen Jocasta, "And could you fetch him quickly back again?" in "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, the servant is a former shepherd who becomes Jocasta's most trusted and loyal confidant. For his loyalty, he ends up being promoted to palace work. But after the death of Jocasta's husband Laius, the servant no longer wants to work within Thebes' walls. So Jocasta gives the servant permission to return to shepherding outsideThebes ... until Oedipus expresses an interest in interviewing this sole surviving witness to the murder of a Theban king.
What did Oedipus do after he found out Jocasta was his mother?
Jocasta discovered the truth before Oedipus, and she proceeded to commit suicide. Oedipus, seeing the truth and a dead wife-mother, blinded himself with her broaches(pins). He chose not to kill himself for two reasons: so he would not have to face the people of Thebes and see their disappointment in him, and so he could carry out the same punishment he mentioned before: exile.
In line 791 Oedipus asks Jocasta And could we fetch him quickly back again What is Oedipus referring to here?
In this line, Oedipus is referring to the messenger who has just arrived from Corinth. He hopes to quickly bring the messenger back to Jocasta to clarify the truth about his origins and to dispel the fears surrounding the prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus's eagerness to fetch the messenger underscores his desperation to uncover the truth and avoid the fate foretold by the oracle.
What prophecy does Jocasta relate to show that Oedipus did not kill King Laius?
Theban Queen Jocasta brings up a prophecy to show that her second husband, Theban King Oedipus, can't have killed her first husband, Theban King Laius. According to a long ago prophecy, Laius was to die at the hands of his own son. Jocasta believes Oedipus to be the son of Corinthian King Polybus and Corinthian Queen Merope. She also believes that her only son, at the age of three days, was killed by a shepherd in her confidence and employ.But little does Jocasta know that Oedipus was raised as the heir apparent to adoptive/foster royal parents in Corinth. Little likewise does she know that her son didn't die, under her orders and at the hands of her most trusted shepherd. The shepherd could no more force himself to kill the defenseless infant than could Jocasta. So he entrusted Oedipus' upbringing to a shepherd who was going home to Corinth.And so the prophecy that's intended to reassure Jocasta and Oedipus in the correctness and innocence of their actions insted drives them apart, destroys their lives, and brings humiliation, shame and strife to the royal household and the entire city of Thebes. Jocasta ends up killing herself. Oedipus ends up blinding himself and spending the rest of his life as a miserable beggar. Thebes experiences the violence of Oedipus' twin sons fighting over the royal powers and then the repressive rule of Theban King Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and uncle.
What are some causes and effects in Oedipus Rex?
This is a subject of great debate. Some argue that the arrogance of Laius and Jocasta and later of Oedipus lead to the tragedy. Others contend that the gods set this all up and Oedipus is an innocent victim. Evidence exists on both sides. Select one side and support it with passages from the text. For example, if Oedipus were not so hotheaded, he would not have killed Laius along the road. On the other hand, if the gods decreed that he would kill his father, then he was destined to kill him eventually. When Jocasta gave birth to Oedipus and Laius learned that his son would murder him, it was a done deal: nothing could stop it from happening. The gods saw to it that his life was spared by the shepherd so that he could fulfill the prophesy.
When did Oedipus free Thebes from the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Some fifteen to twenty (15-20) years before the action of the play "Oedipus Rex" Oedipus is considered to have freed Thebes from the Sphinx.Specifically, ancient Greek playwright Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) gives no dates or times for the events before and during the action of the play. But Oedipus indicates that he is not worried about what will happen to his twin sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, who are already grown up. Based upon what is known about eligibility to take over the throne, which both of his sons could and would do, the general notion is that defeating the Sphinx, marrying Theban Queen Jocasta and becoming King of Thebes happened in Oedipus' life about 15-20 years before his fall from grace as a killer and sex offender.
What prophecy was foretold to Oedipus?
Oedipus was prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother, a fate foretold by the Oracle of Delphi. This dire prediction drove Oedipus to flee from his home in Corinth, believing he could avoid this destiny. However, in a tragic twist of fate, he unknowingly fulfilled the prophecy by killing his biological father, King Laius, and later marrying his mother, Queen Jocasta. This sequence of events highlights the themes of fate and free will in Sophocles' tragedy.
When does the peripeteia anagnorisis and catastrophe occur?
Perepeteia is the tragic irony. It means reversal and Aristotle has used it as Reversal of Fate. This occurs the very moment when oedipus finds that he is the son of Laius And jocasta from the shephered. Aristotle considered it the best tragedy when the hero finds the truth and it coiincides with the reversal of his fortunes. Catastrophe is the disaster of play. This occurs with the downfall of hero. Jocasta's suicide and Oedipus blinding himself and the kingdom taken away from him is the catastrophe of this play. Anagnorisis is the acceptence of fate by the hero. Tragic hero understanding what has happened. In other words he realises his hamartia(tragic flaw, committed unknowingly). The hero accepts that the mistake was hisand that bhe could have done nothing to stop the inevitable chain of events which started after his hamartia.
What did Germaine Greer do?
she was a feminist and she convinced people that woman were equal to men and could do what men could
Who rivaled hamlet?
In Hamlet, Hamlet's step father and uncle Claudius could be considered his rival. This is because Hamlet seems to possess the Oedipus Complex. He competes with this new father for the possession of his mother.
