Oedipus the King Study Guide

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Oedipus the King Study Guide

• 1.Why have the priests come to the altar at
  Thebes?
• 2.How did Oedipus once save Thebes?
• 3.Why is Creon away from Thebes when the story
  opens?
• 4.According to Creon, want does Apollo want done?
• 5.How was Laius killed?
• 6.Why wasnt the death of the king fully
  investigated?

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7.What reward does Oedipus offer for
information about the murderer? 8.What
punishment does Oedipus threaten for withholding
information about the murderer? 9.Why has
Oedipus sent for Teiresias? 10.Why didnt
Teiresias come immediately when Oedipus sent for
him? 11.Why does Oedipus first grow angry with
Teiresias? 12Why does Teiresias grow angry with
Oedipus?
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13.What accusation does Teiresias make against
Oedipus? 14.Why does Teiresias grow angry with
Creon? 15.What prediction does Teiresias
make? 16.What does Oedipus think that Creon is
plotting? 17.Why does Creon share Oedipus
power? 18.According to Creon, why wouldnt he
want to be king? 19.Why does Creon tell Oedpius
to go to Delphi?
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20.What advice does Jocasta give to her
quarrelling husband and brother? 21.Why does
Oedipus release Creon? 22.What is Jocastas
proof that humans cannot prophesy the
future? 23.Why is Oedipus disturbed by Jocastas
description of the prophecy and her account of
Laius death? 24.What favor does Jocasta grant
the slave who witnessed the murder? 25.Who were
Polybus and Merope?
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26.Why did the drunken mans story bother
Oedipus? 27.Why did Oedipus run away from
home? 28.Why did Oedipus kill the
travelers? 29.Why is Jocasta sure that Apollos
prophecy that her child would kill her husband-
turned out wrong? 30.Why did Oedipus send for
the shepherd?