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Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:46:07 en-us <![CDATA[There was a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-did-oedipus-leave-home-that-he-grew-up-121325 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-did-oedipus-leave-home-that-he-grew-up-121325 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:46:07 PST <![CDATA[why did oedipus leave the home in which he grew up?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-did-oedipus-leave-home-that-he-grew-up-121325 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-did-oedipus-leave-home-that-he-grew-up-121325 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:21:22 PST <![CDATA[The Thebans probably did not chase Laius' murderer because they were...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-didnt-thebans-chase-after-laiuss-murderer-116281 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-didnt-thebans-chase-after-laiuss-murderer-116281 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:08:34 PST <![CDATA[The condition of pride provides much of the basis for all action in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/how-does-pride-make-more-action-oedipus-rex-117799 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/how-does-pride-make-more-action-oedipus-rex-117799 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:21:50 PST <![CDATA[In a classic such as Oedipus Rex, the action of the plot is arranged...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/how-does-pride-make-more-action-oedipus-rex-117799 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/how-does-pride-make-more-action-oedipus-rex-117799 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:38:10 PST <![CDATA[How does pride make for more action in Oedipus Rex?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/how-does-pride-make-more-action-oedipus-rex-117799 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/how-does-pride-make-more-action-oedipus-rex-117799 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:32 PST <![CDATA[It's not so much that Oedipus needs permission, it's more that he needs...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-must-oedipus-seek-creons-permission-go-into-116829 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-must-oedipus-seek-creons-permission-go-into-116829 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:04:19 PST <![CDATA[Why must Oedipus seek Creon's permission to go into exile?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-must-oedipus-seek-creons-permission-go-into-116829 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-must-oedipus-seek-creons-permission-go-into-116829 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:12 PST <![CDATA[The Oracle at Delphi tells Oedipus that he will murder his father and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-message-from-orcale-delphi-116275 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-message-from-orcale-delphi-116275 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:34:21 PST <![CDATA[Why didn't the Thebans chase after Laius's murderer?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-didnt-thebans-chase-after-laiuss-murderer-116281 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/why-didnt-thebans-chase-after-laiuss-murderer-116281 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:01:26 PST <![CDATA[What is the message from the orcale at Delphi?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-message-from-orcale-delphi-116275 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-message-from-orcale-delphi-116275 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:44:14 PST <![CDATA[ Oedipus was a tragic figure in a very counter-intuitive way. In the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-make-us-consider-oedipus-atragic-hero-115465 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-make-us-consider-oedipus-atragic-hero-115465 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:06:55 PST <![CDATA[What makes us consider Oedipus a tragic hero in Oedipus Rex?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-make-us-consider-oedipus-atragic-hero-115465 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-make-us-consider-oedipus-atragic-hero-115465 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:52:13 PST <![CDATA[The main flaw of Oedipus was his pride, or what the Greeks called...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/oedipus-king-by-sophocles-which-oedipusmain-flaw-3536 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/oedipus-king-by-sophocles-which-oedipusmain-flaw-3536 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:42:41 PST <![CDATA[I think it would have to be a mixture of both.]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/oedipus-punch-his-pride-because-he-killed-his-115081 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/oedipus-punch-his-pride-because-he-killed-his-115081 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:06:37 PST <![CDATA[is oedipus punch for his pride or because he killed his father and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/oedipus-punch-his-pride-because-he-killed-his-115081 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/oedipus-punch-his-pride-because-he-killed-his-115081 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:26:47 PST <![CDATA[what are the qualities of oedipus rex? ex:...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-qualities-oedipus-rex-ex-stageability-114685 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-qualities-oedipus-rex-ex-stageability-114685 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:01:59 PST <![CDATA[Any essay of this magnitude will require a great deal of analysis with...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/have-write-an-essay-my-ap-literature-class-111301 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/have-write-an-essay-my-ap-literature-class-111301 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:02:06 PST <![CDATA[I have to write an essay for my AP Literature class on Oedipus Rex, and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/have-write-an-essay-my-ap-literature-class-111301 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/have-write-an-essay-my-ap-literature-class-111301 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:50:48 PST <![CDATA[what can only be termed magical thinking permit Oedipus to connect the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-can-only-termed-magical-thinking-permit-111187 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus-rex/q-and-a/what-can-only-termed-magical-thinking-permit-111187 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:05:18 PST