How does Creon react to Oedipus requests?

How does Creon react to Oedipus requests?

Creon defends himself against Oedipus’s accusation by saying that Oedipus is not being wise by being stubborn and forgetting common sense. 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 he want Creon to do with his daughters?

Since Creon is the new king of Thebes, Oedipus’ future is up to him (1370-1421). Creon arrives. He refuses to exile Oedipus, but instructs him to ask the gods what to do. Oedipus asks Creon to bury Jocasta, and to let him touch his two daughters, Antigone and Ismene.

What is Creon’s response to Oedipus accusing him of trying to take the throne?

When Oedipus accuses Creon of conspiring to depose him and take over the rule of Thebes, Creon explains that he already gets all the benefits of being king without any of the downsides. Because he is so close to Oedipus, people fawn over him, wishing him “Godspeed.” They try to gain his favor.

Why does Creon refuse exile Oedipus?

Why does Creon refuse to immediately exile Oedipus? Creon orders that Oedipus be taken to the palace because it is a family affair and they don’t need to speak about it in public.

What advice does Creon bring back from Delphi?

(vii) What message did Creon bring from Delphi Oracle? Ans. Creon brought the message from Delphi Oracle that the gods had caused the plague in Thebes in response to the murder of Laius, the previous king of Thebes. The gods had demanded that the murdered (the pollution of this land) should be killed or exiled.

What does Creon’s response to Oedipus’s accusations tell us about Creon as a character?

The way Creon responds to Oedipus’s accusations show that his character is calm and rational. He is a moderate person who values thinking and who does not want to act impulsively.

What does Oedipus want Creon to do at the end of the play?

What does Oedipus want Creon to do at the end of the play? Oedipus wants Creon to send him into exile to Mt. Cithaeron and to take care of his daughters. Oedipus believes that exile (suffering) is a fate worse than death.

Why does Oedipus believe that Creon wants his throne?

What is a suppliant? Why have the priests come to the altar at Thebes? How did Oedipus once liberate Thebes? How do we see that Oedipus is a good leader of his people?

What does Oedipus think of Creon?

Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to overthrow him, since it was he who recommended that Tiresias come.

Does Creon want to fight with Oedipus?

At lines 651–690, Creon argues that he has no desire to usurp Oedipus as king because he, Jocasta, and Oedipus rule the kingdom with equal power—Oedipus is merely the king in name. In response to Oedipus’s hotheaded foolishness, Creon sounds like the voice of reason.

How is Creon different in Oedipus and Antigone?

Creon was seen in a different context in Oedipus compared to his character in Antigone. In Oedipus, he wanted nothing more than to help Oedipus rid the city of whatever plague the gods were hurling at them. In Antigone, Creon becomes king of Thebes after Polynices and Eteocles commit fratricide in battle.

What does Oedipus do when Creon returns from Delphi?

Oedipus has sent Creon to Delphi to find out from the oracle there what to do. A priest and his followers ask Oedipus to find a way to save them from the plague. Creon returns and reports that they need to find the murderer of Laius, the former king. Oedipus swears he will find and punish the man.

What did Creon say at the end of Oedipus?

And, of course, Creon’s penitent wailings in the final lines of Antigone echo those of Oedipus at the end of Oedipus the King. What can perhaps most be said most in favor of Creon is that in his final lines he also begins to sound like Antigone, waiting for whatever new disaster fate will bring him.

Why did Antigone keep pushing in Oedipus Rex?

The chorus is sympathetic, but points out that Antigone kept pushing when she could have given up. In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus insists on uncovering the truth about his past, even when others have warned him that doing so will destroy him. Like her father, Antigone brings on her own demise. Antigone continues to mourn her life and death.

Who is the brother in law of Oedipus?

Creon is the son of Menoeceus and Jocasta’s brother. This makes him Oedipus’s brother in law (and uncle as he finds out later). What is the message from the oracle at Delphi with which Creon returns? Apollo is angry and assassins of the King Laius must be banished How does Sophocles connect the Parados to scene 1?

What did Oedipus say to choragos in Scene 1?

He says that he has a comfortable life without responsibility. When the argument between Oedipus and Creon breaks into irrational verbal parrying, who intercedes to remind them of their responsibility to act rationally? Choragos intercedes and pleads Oedipus to listen to reason, as he does in scene 1 after Teiresias tells Oedipus the truth.

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