Oedipus Questions

Part II
1. "Children, I would not have you speak through messengers, And therefore I have come myself to hear you-- I, Oedipus, who bear the famous name."(p. 961, line 7)
"Let them all hear it, It is for them I suffer, rather than myself."(p.963, line 95)
2. The external conflict evoking pathos for Oedipus and from the audience is the fact that Oedipus seeks revenge on the person who killed his father, when, in actuality, HE was the one who killed his father.
3. Imagery helps the audience to feel the story, be a part of the poetry, rather than just simply read it.
4. Motifs in the story include dramatic irony, imagery, internal and external conflicts, alliteration, and narrative detail.
5. Strophe and Antistrophe are singing about what will happen in the future, questioning the Gods. " The Golden Child" probably refers to the King.
Part III
1. "This is Teiresias, this is the holy prophet."(p. 968, line 82)
" There is no fairer duty, Than that of helping others in distress."(p. 969, line 99)

" No, I will never tell you what I know, now it is misery and it would be yours."(p. 969, line 113)
" How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be, when there is no help in truth!"(p. 969, line 101)
2. The external conflict is the fact that Teiresias knows more than Oedipus about the murder even though he is blind, and that angers him.
3. "Yes, boy; lead him away.--While you are here We can do nothing. Go; leave us in peace."(p.971, line 229)
"You child of endless night! You cannot hurt me Or any other man who sees the sun."(p.970, line 229)
4. The fact that the audience knows that Oedipus killed his own father, and he does not, is an example of dramatic irony. Also the fact that he had children with his own mother without his awareness.
5. "A blind man, Who had his eyes now; a penniless man, who is rich now."(p.972, line 237)
"To the children with whom he lives now he will be Brother and Father- the very same; to her Who bore him- son and husband, the very same."(p.972, line 239)
6. The chorus is talking about the events that occurred between Oedipus and Teiresias. They are also debating on the truth.