Sophocles, Oedipus the King
Read Oedipus the King and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. As the play opens, Thebes is in the midst of
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2. Who is Creon?
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3. Whom does Tiresias predict will be Oedipus’s downfall?
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4. What does Jocasta do when she learns of the truth of Oedipus’s identity?
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5. Oedipus learns the truth of his past from
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