What News Does Creon Bring To Oedipus

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1- What is the situation in Thebes at the beginning of the play?
In the beginning of the play Oedipus Rex, there is plague and disease across the land. The people of Thebes are gathered around, seeking Odeipus's help because of this.
2-What news does Creon bring to Oedipus.
Creon brings to Oedipus the reason why disease consumed the land of Thebes. He also informs Oedipus and the people that it is a curse.
3- According to Creon, what happened to the former king, Laius?
According the Creon, the previous King was murdered. King Laius was attacked by a band of highway men.
4- What does Oedipus decide to do about the former kings death?
Oedipus stands by the people's side and by avenging the murdered King, he protects himself. He also sets an award …show more content…

King Laius was supposed to die by the hand of his son. He tried to prevent this by tying his sons ankles up and leaving him on the mountain side.
11- What does Oedipus realize after queen Jocasta, his wife, tells him where King Laius was killed?
He also killed someone around the same location around the same time. This makes him realize he could have been the one that killed the King.
12- What one word will save Oedipus from being guilty of killing King Laius? Why?
Robbers is the one word that will save him from being guilty. This will save him because he was alone and not with other people.
13- Why is queen Jocasta happy to hear the news about King Polybus?
Jocasta is happy to hear the news because he died of natural causes. That is good news for her because she now thinks the oracle is wrong.
14- How did King Polybus die? How was he supposed to die?
King Polybus died of natural causes. He was supposed to die by his sons hand.
15- Why would King Laius's servants have a baby tied up at its ankles?
His servants tied up a baby because it is what the King ordered. He ordered this so the baby would not grow up and kill him like the prophecy …show more content…

Oedipus compels Tiresias to “save yourself, the city, and save me” by sharing his prophesies. Can the truth “save” Oedipus? Or will it serve to seal his fate? Discuss.
The truth cannot save Oedipus, but it can seal his fate. Oedipus' fate was was that he would kill his father, King Laius, and like Tiresias says "I say that you are the murderer whom you seek," (Sophocles,20). This proves that Oedipus' fate was sealed and he cannot be saved because he killed his father.
23. Tiresias accuses Oedipus of being “your own worst enemy”. Is this an accurate statement? What would you consider to be Oedipus’s tragic flaw?
Oedipus being his own enemy is an accurate statement because he makes plague fall over his kingdom because he killed his father. I would consider pride to be Oedipus' tragic flaw because he refuses to accept fate because fate would go against him. When Oedipus and Tiresias first start talking, he is begging for the truth, but when he receives it he claims "whatever you say is worthless," (Sophocles, 20), because he is too prideful to accept that he was the

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