1. What are your first impressions of Oedipus as a person and ruler?
My first impression of Oedipus is that he thinks very highly of himself. As well as he is a smart man and noble man. He expresses great hubris because he is smart but sometimes that excessive pride can go bad for him. I also thought that he was a caring king. Oedipus cares about Thebes because he is willing to help it out of whatever problems Thebes is facings. 2. Oedipus’s kingdom, Thebes, is beset (invaded) by the plague and agricultural decline—“crises.” What does this foreshadow for the characters during the remainder of the play? Explain. Thebes plague is foreshadowing that there could be a great tragedy bestowing on Oedipus. The plague can be foreshadowing a lot of things for the characters during the play but I think that it's showing that great tragedy is coming for Oedipus. 3. What did Oedipus hope to gain by sending his wife’s brother, Creon, to pray to the oracle at Delphi? What did he learn? Explain whether or not this knowledge could be helpful. Oedipus hope of sending is brother Creon to pray to the oracle at Delphi was to gain knowledge of how to stop this plague from taking over his kingdom. He learned that the plague is cases by the one who killed the former king and they have to kill him because he shed blood. This knowledge is useful but it's not at this moment because Oedipus doesnt know that it's him who has done this to his kingdoms.
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