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as the play opens what disaster has befallen thebes?
A plague.
What conflict or problem do the people of Thebes face as the play opens?
A plague has invaded the city, and Oedipus must find a cure
What disaster strikes Thebes in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Pestilence is the disaster that strikes Thebes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a disaster is a hazard that results from natural causes or human intervention and whose negative impacts are large-scale. This describes the pestilence about which the priest of Zeus talks to Theban King Oedipus in the play's beginning. For example, livestock are ailing, crops are failing, and children die before birth or shortly thereafter.
When is the play 'Antigone' set?
in thebes
Who or what is Delphi in 'Oedipus Rex'?
The location of an oracle where prophecies are shared with humans is what Delphi is in the play "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, the location of much of the play's action is Thebes. Thebes and Delphi are both in central Greece. But Thebes is to the southeast of Delphi.
