I STRONGLY disagree with Dave and his first question that there are three examples of foreshadowing in the epilogue. if so, please tell me where because i have no idea.
Oedipus’s speech shows his views on punishment for harboring a traitor, killing the king, and knowing information about criminals. He believes that harboring a traitor that has killed the king deserves banishment but if he turns the traitor in he is banished but not harmed at all. For killing the king it is death and death only. The reason for that is because they think death is the worst punishment possible. For knowing information and openly stating them for Oedipus then they will receive his thanks as a reward.
the words below are to answer #3. Question #4 is now #7. All definitions referred from www.dictionary.com
1. howling (line 226) - to produce a howling noise; desolate or dismal.
2. countenance (line 223) - there are several definitions. on is the face, another is apperance, another says approval or favor, and the last one says a calm facial expression; composure.
3.suppliants (line 15) - both definitions say the same thing. They state that a suppliants is “a tragedy”
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I disagree with your disagreement.
ReplyDeleteI must have some innate desire/attraction to "extra"...in writing, work, whatever, because I found a good 8 Foreshadowing Passages in the Prologue...
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ReplyDeleteI guess this is my only comment seeing as no one else has answered yet...??
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