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by BlastRoom
Analyze how each clue and witness drives Oedipus toward recognition.
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25 questions
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In the prologue, the Priest describes Thebes as sick with plague. How does that public crisis start the investigation?
Creon returns from Delphi with Apollo's command. Which lead does he bring back?
Oedipus vows to hunt Laius's killer even before he suspects himself. What motive fits that decision?
Tiresias finally says Oedipus himself is the pollution in Thebes. What is Oedipus's immediate error?
Oedipus publicly curses Laius's murderer and even includes his own house in the curse. Why is this dramatic irony?
Tiresias refuses to speak at first, but Oedipus keeps pressing him. What drives Oedipus in that scene?
After Tiresias accuses him, Oedipus accuses Creon. What does that cause next in the investigation?
Jocasta says Laius was killed where three roads meet. Why does that detail matter?
The old survivor reported that Laius was killed by robbers, not one man. Why does Oedipus need that witness?
Jocasta argues that oracles failed because her baby was exposed and Laius died by strangers. What is ironic about her reassurance?
Jocasta says the surviving servant begged to be sent to the far pastures after he came home and saw Oedipus on the throne. Why is that request suspicious?
The Corinthian messenger announces that Polybus is dead. Why is Oedipus relieved at first?
Why does the Corinthian messenger's good news quickly make the inquiry more dangerous?
After the messenger explains the adoption, which next link in the evidence becomes necessary?
Jocasta begs Oedipus to stop before the shepherd is questioned. What has she most likely recognized?
Oedipus thinks Jocasta wants him to stop because she fears he is low-born. What reversal does this set up?
Jocasta has left in horror, yet Oedipus still demands the shepherd's answer. What motive controls him now?
The messenger says he got the infant from a servant of Laius. What does that testimony do?
The shepherd resists answering when Oedipus questions him. Why does his reluctance matter?
What final fact does the shepherd admit about the baby he handed over?
After the shepherd's admission, what anagnorisis occurs?
The Corinthian messenger arrives with news meant to comfort Oedipus. Which peripeteia follows?
The search begins as a murder investigation into Laius. How does its focus change?
In the parodos, the Chorus prays for help against the plague before the private truth is known. What is the effect?
When Oedipus and Creon quarrel in public, what role does the Chorus mainly play?
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Oedipus Rex: Fate, Sight and Blindness
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