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Is it the messenger's announcement of Jocasta's death or Oedipus' asking to be exiled by Creon that happens first?
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The messenger's announcement of Theban Queen Jocasta's death happens before Theban King Oedipus' asking to be exiled by Theban King Creon. Jocasta commits suicide once it's clear that a horrendous fate is carried out despite her contrary efforts. Oedipus blinds himself once he learns of the suicide of Jocasta, who is his wife, his mother, and the mother of his children. It's his way of punishing himself for the albeit unknowing incest.
Once blinded, Oedipus asks his brother-in-law and uncle, Theban King Creon, to exile him. It's his way of being punished for the albeit unknowing crimes of killing one's father and one's sovereign. The alternative punishment is execution. The form of execution is unspecified. But dying under a volley of citizen thrown rocks is a distinct possibility.
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Which of the following happens last in Oedipus Rex?
Oedipus marries Jocasta.
What happens to oedipus children?
The aftermath of "Oedipus" is dramatized in another play called "Antigone"
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Oedipus flees Corinth
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Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother.
Which happens last doses Oedipus flees Corinth?
Oedipus frees Thebes from the Sphinx. APEX;P
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Okonkwo kills one of the messengers, but the villagers let the others escape
What happens to Oedipus' queen in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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What happens to the Sphinx when Oedipus solves the riddle in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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What happens first after Oedipus flees Corinth in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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What happens to Thebes after the first years of Oedipus' rule?
Thebes prospers for awhile but then the famine comes in and can only end after Oedipus leaves.
What character has direct memory of what happens to Oedipus as a baby in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is the Theban shepherd who has direct memory of what happens to Oedipus as a baby in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the Theban shepherd is Theban Queen Jocasta's most trusted servant. He has direct memories of two critical events in Jocasta's and her second husband Oedipus' life. The first direct memory concerns the sparing of the life of Jocasta's son Oedipus.
What happens to Polybus in 'Oedipus Rex'?
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