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When Oedipus enters at the beginning of the play, what does he notice immediately about the group? - correct answer-their mood What does the Priest reveal is the problem in Oedipus's kingdom? - correct answer-their is a plague destroying their crops, live stock, and people What good news does...

Oedipus - collect answer-King of Thebes Creon - collect answer-Jocasta's brother Jocasta - collect answer-Oedipus' wife and mother Teiresias - collect answer-Blind prophet What was the original prediction from the oracle at Delphi that caused Oedipus to leave his home in Corinth? - col...

What has the priest come to ask of Oedipus? - collect answer-The priest wants Oedipus to save Thebes from the sickening pandemic plaguing the city. (page 4) "Thebes is tossed on a murdering sea/ And can not lift her head from the death surge."-Priest (page 10) "may he descend/Himself to save u...

What is the situation in Thebes at the beginning of the story? - collect answer-The situation in thebes is that they have a plague. We learn from it by people dying, hunger, nothing growing, and people begging oedipus to help because he broke the plague before What news does Creon bring to Oedipu...

1. why have the priests come to the altar at thebes? - collect answer-The priests are trying to figure out how to remedy the plague 2. how did oedipus once liberate thebes? - collect answer-Oedipus liberated Thebes by answering the sphinx's riddle 3. why is creon away from thebes when the sto...

Why are the suppliants burning incense and singing at Apollo's shrine and other locations throughout Thebes? - collect answer-They have been devastated by a plague, which has caused illness, death, and lack of work. The suppliants are praying/begging the gods for help. What do the suppliants exp...

What impression does Oedipus make initially? - collect answer-He seems to be a very proud and arrogant king. What problem is afflicting the city of Thebes? - collect answer-Thebes is unable to produce any crops, causing a famine. A plague. What is the house of Cadmus? - collect answer-The city...

At the start of the play, what is the problem facing the city of Thebes? - collect answer-At the play's start, Thebes's city faces a plague. From whom did Oedipus free the Thebans? - collect answer-Oedipus freed the Thebans from the Sphinx. What personality traits are immediately evident in ...

What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play? - collect answer-asking for help Why is the priest asking for help? - collect answer-The city is suffering Creon is Oedipus's... - collect answer-brother-in-law The blight in Thebes has affected all of the following EXCEPT: - collect a...