Table of Contents
- 1 What is the solution that the oracle provides to end the plague?
- 2 What does Apollo command in order for the Plague of Thebes to be lifted?
- 3 What did the oracle at Delphi recommend to rid Thebes of the plague?
- 4 What has Apollo instructed the people of Thebes to do?
- 5 What brought about plague in Thebes?
- 6 What command from Apollo does Creon tell to Oedipus?
- 7 Who delivers Apollo’s oracle about the plague?
- 8 What did Troy’s father say to his son after hearing the Oracle?
- 9 Why did Oedipus send Creon to the oracle at Delphi?
What is the solution that the oracle provides to end the plague?
Creon arrives and says, according to the oracle, the only way to lift the plague is to exile or execute those who murdered Laius, the former king of Thebes. Oedipus does not yet realize that he killed Laius, or that Laius was his father.
What does Apollo command in order for the Plague of Thebes to be lifted?
Well, he was killed, and Apollo commands us now— he could not be more clear, “Pay the killers back—whoever is responsible.” CREON: “Here in Thebes,” he said.
What did the oracle at Delphi recommend to rid Thebes of the plague?
In Oedipus Rex, the message from the Oracle of Delphi is that for the plague to end, the murderer of Laius must be brought to justice.
What does Apollo say must be done to rid the city of the plague?:?
He says he will banish them if they withhold information. 11.
What message from Apollo does Creon bring?
(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 has Apollo instructed the people of Thebes to do?
Apollo commanded Creon to drive the corruption from the land of Thebes. The Plague was caused by the murder of Laius. Apollo wants the city to kill or banish the killer.
What brought about plague in Thebes?
According to the Oracle, Apollo regards religious or moral pollution (miasma) resulting from the murder of the former king, Laius, to be the cause of the plague and that the cause of it (i.e. Laius’ murderer) must be killed or expelled from Theban territory.
What command from Apollo does Creon tell to Oedipus?
What command from Apollo does Creon tell to Oedipus? “Drive the corruption from the land, don’t harbor it any longer, past all cure, don’t nurse it in your soil- root it out!”
What does Apollo reveal about the plague on the city Oedipus?
Oedipus tells them that he has sent Creon to Apollo’s shrine to consult with the oracle about how to end the plague. Creon returns and says the Apollo’s oracle told him that the plague will not lift until the man who killed Laius is brought to justice. Apollo also states that it was a gang of robbers that killed Laius.
How does Oedipus feel about the suffering of the Thebans?
At the beginning of the play, how does Oedipus feel regarding the suffering that his citizens feel? He cares for them and takes care of them and treats them like his own children. He feels pity. What three things are wrong with Thebes?
Who delivers Apollo’s oracle about the plague?
7. Naturally, Oedipus cares of his people. He sends for the oracle of Delphic Apollo to find out the cause of the plague.
What did Troy’s father say to his son after hearing the Oracle?
The epic leader narrates that after hearing the Oracle of Apollo he became worried, wondering what could be this most remote land of his own origin. Then, his elderly father who vividly remembered the ancient family traditions, said: “Listen, you leaders of Troy, and learn what you have to hope for.
Why did Oedipus send Creon to the oracle at Delphi?
Oedipus replies that he already sent his brother-in-law, Creon, to the Oracle at Delphi to learn how to help the city. Creon returns with a message from the Oracle: the plague will end when the murderer of Laius, former king of Thebes, is caught and expelled; the murderer is within the city.
How does the chorus end the plague in Oedipus?
The Chorus enters, calling on the gods Apollo, Athena, and Artemis to save Thebes. Apparently, it has not heard Creon’s news about Laius’s murderer. It bemoans the state of Thebes, and finally invokes Dionysus, whose mother was a Theban. Oedipus returns and tells the Chorus that he will end the plague himself.
What did Apollo do to save the Greeks from the Python?
Apollo was thrilled to have saved the Greeks from the Python. He reached for his lyre and played a song of victory for everyone to hear. The song was so perfect that it earned him the title of god of music. After the song was complete, the young boy took the body of his victim and buried it beneath the slopes of Mount Parnassus.