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The Oedipus Trilogy | Oedipus the King, Lines 1 – 525 Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What is the condition of the people of Thebes when the play opens?

2. What is Creon’s relationship to Oedipus?

3. What is the meaning of the long prayer by the Chorus?

4. How does Oedipus respond to the long prayer by the Chorus?

5. What curse does Oedipus call down on the murderer of Laius?

6. What does Oedipus ask Tiresias to do when the seer arrives?

7. How does Tiresias first respond?

8. Why does Tiresias respond the way he does?

9. How does Oedipus change in his dealings with...


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