What does Jocasta say about oracles?
What does Jocasta say about oracles?
In this section, Jocasta is both careless and maternal. She tells Oedipus that prophecies do not come true, and she uses the fact that an oracle incorrectly prophesied that Laius would be killed by his own son as evidence.
What is the chorus attitude toward the old prophecies?
* The choruss attitude towards the old prophecies is that the chorus was shock and was afraid how Oedipus would take the news.
What is Oedipus attitude toward the suppliants?
Oedipus characterizes himself as famous. What is his attitude toward the suppliants? His attitude toward the suppliants is that he pities them.
What is ironic about Jocasta’s proof that oracles are unreliable?
What is ironic about Jocasta’s “proof” that oracles are unreliable? Jocasta does not believe that the oracle’s prophecy was true, yet the man she is standing next to, is her son Oedipus, who had killed her husband, and married her. This is ironic because the prophecy was actually fulfilled.
Who does Oedipus accuse Teiresias of conspiring with?
Creon
Why does Oedipus accuse Creon of plotting against him?
The leader of the Chorus asks Oedipus to calm down, but Tiresias only taunts Oedipus further, saying that the king does not even know who his parents are. Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to overthrow him, since it was he who recommended that Tiresias come.
What truth does Teiresias ultimately reveal?
Teiresias knows his parents. What truths does Teiresias present to Oedipus in his speeches following the interruption of the choragus? they are shocked that they would kill the king because Oedipus saved them from the sphinx.
Why is Antigone The Bride of Death?
Through his struggle to keep Antigone in the land of the living, the messenger in the play says, “Side by side they lie, and both are dead, / Not in this world but in the world below / He wins his bride” (Sophocles, 51). The two lovers prefer dying in honor instead living in shame and compliance to unjust.
Is Oedipus really responsible for the crime?
On the surface, Oedipus committed the crimes of murder and patricide and incest, although he did not know he was doing it at the time. On a deeper level, though, Oedipus committed the crime of pride.
Why does Jocasta’s story upset Oedipus?
Why does Jocasta’s story about the prophecy that Laius received upset Oedipus? He killed the man on the road. What did the Oracle tell Oedipus when he was a young boy? That he would marry his mother and kill his father.
Who killed Laius quizlet?
Oedipus
Why had Thebes ignored the crime at the time?
The city of Thebes will continue to grow worse unless the slayers of Laius, former king, are killed/punished. Why had Thebes ignored the crime at the time? The Sphinx was reaping terror over the city at the time.
What must Oedipus do to end the plague and save Thebes?
The murderer of Laius, who ruled Thebes before Oedipus, is in Thebes. He must be driven out in order for the plague to end. He says that Laius and his comrades were on their way to visit an oracle when they were killed by thieves.
What three heinous sins has Oedipus committed sins which were unspeakable and unforgivable in ancient Greek society?
What three heinous sins has Oedipus committed, sins which were unspeakable and unforgivable in ancient Greek society? Killed his father, married his mother, and fathered her children.