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Why have the priests come to the altar at Thebes?
want Oedipus' help with the plague
How did Oedipus once liberate Thebes?
Solving the riddle of the sphinx
Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him away to go find out why Thebes is having trouble.
According to Creon, what does Apollo want done?
Revenge
How was Laius killed?
Oedipus Killed him
Why wasn't the death of the king fully investigated?
Sphinx came along and they couldn't leave Thebes
Members of the Chorus
elders of Thebes
Summarized prayer by the 1st chorus
pray to the Gods for help in each of their strengths
What reward does Oedipus offer for information about the murder
Person gets to leave town
Punishment Oedipus threatens for withholding information
he will kill them, deny all the fruit of the earth,wretched life in evil, curses them
Why did Oedipus send for Tiresias
so he can detect the criminal
Why didn't Tiresias come immediately when Oedipus sent for him?
Tiresias doesn't want to be the one to tell the truth, Oedipus will be rash
Why does Oedipus first grow angry with Tiresias?
he will not tell him anything
What accusation does Tiresias make against Oedipus
murdering the king
, Why does Oedipus grow angry with Creon
because Creon accused Oedipus
What prediction does Tiresias make?
whoever it is has to be blind and not from here
How do the people feel about the accusations Tiresias and Oedipus are making?
They were unsure trying to decide who was right, they believe it is Oedipus because he saved them
from the sphinx
What does Oedipus think that Creon is plotting?
he believes Creon is plotting to murder
Why does Creon share Oedipus's power?
Oedipus married Creon's sister
Why didn't Creon want to be king?
he believes he needs no honors, to much anxiety, he's fine in the position he's in
Why does Creon tell Oedipus to go to Delphi?
he wants Delphi to support him in what he said
what advice does Jocasta give to her quarreling husband and brother?
to let it go and go separate ways
Why does Oedipus release Creon
chorus convinces them that Creon had not done anything wrong
what is Jocasta's proof that humans cannot prophecy the future
her son did not fulfill thee prophecy and he died
why is Oedipus so disturbed by Jocasta's description of the prophecy about her child and her account
of Laius' death
the story is so familiar
what favor did Jocasta grant the slave who witnessed the murder
he was sent away because he begged Jocasta to ket him go
who were polybus and merope
Oedipus's foster parents, King and Queen of Corinth
why did the drunken man's story bother Oedipus
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Why have the priests come to the altar at Thebes?
want Oedipus' help with the plague
How did Oedipus once liberate Thebes?
Solving the riddle of the sphinx
Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story opens?
Oedipus sent him away to go find out why Thebes is having trouble.
According to Creon, what does Apollo want done?
Revenge
How was Laius killed?
Oedipus Killed him
Why wasn't the death of the king fully investigated?
Sphinx came along and they couldn't leave Thebes
Members of the Chorus
elders of Thebes
Summarized prayer by the 1st chorus
pray to the Gods for help in each of their strengths
What reward does Oedipus offer for information about the murder
Person gets to leave town
Punishment Oedipus threatens for withholding information
he will kill them, deny all the fruit of the earth,wretched life in evil, curses them
Why did Oedipus send for Tiresias
so he can detect the criminal
Why didn't Tiresias come immediately when Oedipus sent for him?
Tiresias doesn't want to be the one to tell the truth, Oedipus will be rash
Why does Oedipus first grow angry with Tiresias?
he will not tell him anything
What accusation does Tiresias make against Oedipus
murdering the king
, Why does Oedipus grow angry with Creon
because Creon accused Oedipus
What prediction does Tiresias make?
whoever it is has to be blind and not from here
How do the people feel about the accusations Tiresias and Oedipus are making?
They were unsure trying to decide who was right, they believe it is Oedipus because he saved them
from the sphinx
What does Oedipus think that Creon is plotting?
he believes Creon is plotting to murder
Why does Creon share Oedipus's power?
Oedipus married Creon's sister
Why didn't Creon want to be king?
he believes he needs no honors, to much anxiety, he's fine in the position he's in
Why does Creon tell Oedipus to go to Delphi?
he wants Delphi to support him in what he said
what advice does Jocasta give to her quarreling husband and brother?
to let it go and go separate ways
Why does Oedipus release Creon
chorus convinces them that Creon had not done anything wrong
what is Jocasta's proof that humans cannot prophecy the future
her son did not fulfill thee prophecy and he died
why is Oedipus so disturbed by Jocasta's description of the prophecy about her child and her account
of Laius' death
the story is so familiar
what favor did Jocasta grant the slave who witnessed the murder
he was sent away because he begged Jocasta to ket him go
who were polybus and merope
Oedipus's foster parents, King and Queen of Corinth
why did the drunken man's story bother Oedipus
