What does Jocasta say to Oedipus?

What does Jocasta say to Oedipus?

She tells Oedipus that prophecies do not come true, and she uses the fact that an oracle incorrectly prophesied that Laius would be killed by his own son as evidence. Jocasta’s mistake is similar to Oedipus’s in the previous section: she confuses conclusions and evidence.

How does Jocasta try to assure Oedipus that he is not guilty of Laius death?

Jocasta tries to assure Oedipus that he is not guilty of Laius’ death by saying no humans has skill in prophecy and tells him the story of the prophecy Laius received.

What does Jocasta say about Laius death?

In her story, Jocasta says she received a prophecy that Laius would be killed by his own son: “It said Laius was fated to be killed by a child conceived by him and me” (lines 857–858).

What causes Oedipus to look for the murderer of Laius?

In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus desires to seek out the murderer of King Laius to end the deadly pestilence that is destroying Thebes. As king, Oedipus accepts the responsibility to protect and support the citizens, which influences him to discover and banish the murderer.

What does Jocasta tell Oedipus about the child she had with Laius?

Oedipus tells Jocasta that as a child, a man once told him that his supposed mother and father (King and Queen of Corinth) were not his real parents. It was also prophesized that he would kill his father and sleep with his mother. At this point, Jocasta has revealed that her son was prophesized to kill his father.

What does Jocasta think about prophets and oracles?

Jocasta thinks that prophets aren’t true. She believes this because Laius went to a prophet and he told him that their son would kill Laius. Since she believes that her son is dead she doesn’t think prophets are true.

Why does Jocasta ask Oedipus not to pursue his identity any further what does she call him?

She begs him not to pursue his quest for knowledge and his own identity any further because she has, it seems, guessed the truth, realizing who Oedipus is even before he does. Jocasta begs Oedipus not to hunt any further, to give up the search, clearly aware of what has happened.

What does Oedipus do when he finds Jocasta dead?

What did Oedipus do when he discovered this death? Oedipus hurled himself at the door to Jocasta’s room. He saw her body hanging and sobbed. Oedipus says that he’s been blind to think that he could physically see for too long.

What does Jocasta say about prophecies that is shocking and disrespectful to the gods?

What does Jocasta say about prophecies that is shocking and disrespectful to gods? Jocasta says that all prophecies are false. They aren’t upset because if Polybus died on his own then Oedipus’ prophecy about killing his father isn’t true.

Who killed Laius in Oedipus the King?

Being angered, Laius either rolled a chariot wheel over his foot or hit him with his whip, and Oedipus killed Laius and all but one of his attendants, who claims it was a gang of men. Laius was buried where he died by Damasistratus, the king of Plataea.

What did Jocasta say to Oedipus the king?

Apollo brought neither thing to pass. My baby no more murdered his father than Laius suffered—his wildest fear—death at his own son’s hands. Jocasta speaks to Oedipus, her husband/son in Oedipus the King as Oedipus begins to question his own history.

Why did Oedipus go to the oracle of Delphi?

He tells Jocasta that, long ago, when he was the prince of Corinth, he heard at a banquet that he was not really the son of the king and queen, and so went to the oracle of Delphi, which did not answer him but did tell him he would murder his father and sleep with his mother. Hearing this, Oedipus fled from home, never to return.

What happens to Oedipus when he kills Laius?

Oedipus now fears one of the men he killed was Laius, and the curses that he himself showered upon the old king’s murderer will now come down upon his own head. When he realizes that he may have killed Laius, Oedipus worries that the punishment of exile that he promised for Laius’s killer will fall on his own head.

What does the chorus say to Oedipus in the Odyssey?

The chorus tells Oedipus to remain hopeful until he questions the witness he has sent for. Oedipus takes heart—after all, the witness, a shepherd, had said that a group of thieves killed Laius, not just one man. Jocasta also tells him not to worry, because the murder of Laius does not fit the prophecy anyway.