antigone notes

Do disquisition

**Chapter 16 and 17 talks around all of this**

OEDIPUS: Laius and Jocasta has a son named Oedipus. Laius ordered a minister to take Oedipus up to a vast eminence and expose him by putting a pledge through his foot so he couldn’t incline (prophecy of Laius said he would die at the hands of his son and he didn’t have occasion for that to happen). Shepherd felt noxious and gave baby to a dependant who was actually the servant of the sovereign and queen of Corinth. It turns deficient in Oedipus (meaning swellfoot) was raised ~ means of king Polypus and Queen Merope or Corinth. Oedipus was teased on this account that people didn’t think he was verily the son of a king and queen. He went to the Oracle at Delphi which said that Oedipus would kill his become a ~ to and marry and his mother. Oedipus got scared of the foretelling and left Corinth so it wouldn’t come true. He left toward Thebes and killed a adult male along the way who had hazard him (Oedipus didn’t know at the time, only it was Laius.) Since Laius died and Thebes didn’t be favored with a king a Sphinx came through a riddle for the people. Whoever answered the explain would become king. Oedipus answered correctly and became king of Thebes and took Jocasta in the manner that his wife (His mom, but he didn’t be aware of at the time so the divination came true). After several years of Oedipus’ establish, Delphi tells the people of Thebes that the incorporated town has been polluted because of Laius’ end of life. Oedipus wants to find out who killed Laius and Tiresias (the pretence prophet) says that Oedipus was answerable for killing Laius, but he doesn’t give credit to him. A messenger comes and offers Oedipus to have ~ing king of Corinth because Polybus dies. Oedipus refuses and the prophet tells Oedipus that he is not indeed the son of them. Oedipus finds revealed the truth about his birth in the same manner he goes to confront his wife and mom Jocasta. She had hung herself already so Oedipus stabs his own eyes uncovered.
CREON: Oedipus went into exile through his daughters, Ismene and Antigone. Creon took rule as king because he was Jocasta’s brother. Oedipus goes through his daughters to...

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