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Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:11:11 en-us <![CDATA[Sophocles expected his audience to know the myth of Oedipus and to be...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-sophocles-wanted-know-expected-his-audience-17867 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-sophocles-wanted-know-expected-his-audience-17867 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:11:11 PST <![CDATA[What does Sophocles expect his audience to know about family...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-sophocles-wanted-know-expected-his-audience-17867 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-sophocles-wanted-know-expected-his-audience-17867 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:20:48 PST <![CDATA[Besides Teiresias' predictions, what other examples of the foreshadowing...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/besides-teiresias-predictions-what-other-examples-17827 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/besides-teiresias-predictions-what-other-examples-17827 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 16:28:52 PST <![CDATA[My vote would be for Oedipus. I would rather have a leader with some...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#5 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#5 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:48:51 PST <![CDATA[I can only comment on Creon because I'm more familiar with Antigone than...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#4 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#4 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:25:00 PST <![CDATA[Comparing the two men as kings in the two tragedies, it's clear that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#3 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#3 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:57:56 PST <![CDATA[That is a difficult question to address because both men suffer from an...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#2 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943#2 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:11:43 PST <![CDATA[Is Oedipus or Creon the better ruler and why?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/group/discuss/oedipus-creon-better-ruler-why-1943 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:52:09 PST <![CDATA[Can there be a more tragic situation than what this play presents? When...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-accept-responsibility-for-his-16175 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-accept-responsibility-for-his-16175 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:28:38 PST <![CDATA[How does Oedipus accept responsibility for his actions?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-accept-responsibility-for-his-16175 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-accept-responsibility-for-his-16175 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:50:56 PST <![CDATA[Creon’s life is spared when his son Haemon tries to kill him with a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-creon-react-being-spared-10697 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-creon-react-being-spared-10697 Sun, 4 Nov 2007 03:45:48 PST <![CDATA[How does Creon react to being spared?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-creon-react-being-spared-10697 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-creon-react-being-spared-10697 Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:35:07 PST <![CDATA[Creon is the brother of Jocasta, the wife of Oedipus, the king. He's...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/who-creon-why-he-important-plot-sophocles-s-10081 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/who-creon-why-he-important-plot-sophocles-s-10081 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:09:17 PST <![CDATA[Who is Creon, and why is he important to the plot of Sophocles's Oedipus...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/who-creon-why-he-important-plot-sophocles-s-10081 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/who-creon-why-he-important-plot-sophocles-s-10081 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:13:30 PST <![CDATA[Oedipus is horrified that he has killed his father. He explains to the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-did-oedipus-feel-about-murdering-his-father-he-8609 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-did-oedipus-feel-about-murdering-his-father-he-8609 Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:56:47 PST <![CDATA[How did Oedipus feel about murdering his father as he explains his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-did-oedipus-feel-about-murdering-his-father-he-8609 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-did-oedipus-feel-about-murdering-his-father-he-8609 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:37:18 PST <![CDATA[In Act I, Oedipus finds that his city has been plagued by famine, fires,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-see-himself-leader-beginning-quot-6481 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-see-himself-leader-beginning-quot-6481 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:45:52 PST <![CDATA[How does Oedipus see himself as the leader at the beginning of Oedipus Rex?]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-see-himself-leader-beginning-quot-6481 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/how-does-oedipus-see-himself-leader-beginning-quot-6481 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:33:46 PST <![CDATA[Though I agree with the previous answer in part, my take is somewhat...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-oedipus-flaw-play-oedipus-4009 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-oedipus-flaw-play-oedipus-4009 Sun, 3 Jun 2007 14:46:53 PST <![CDATA[In Oedipus’s story, his flaws are used to make him suffer, suffering...]]> http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-oedipus-flaw-play-oedipus-4009 http://www.enotes.com/oedipus/q-and-a/what-oedipus-flaw-play-oedipus-4009 Sun, 3 Jun 2007 13:03:08 PST