Oedipus Rex

Part II

1. Pg. 961 line 9 and Pg. 962 Lines 62 - 66

2. The conflict is that Oedipus is so intent on finding the killer of the former king. But he doesn't know that he is the one who murdered the king and brought this sickness upon the land.

3. Imagery allows the reader or audience to have a view in their mind of what is going on in the story.

4. One of the many recurring motifs is the mention of the suffering brought about by a plague. Another is the revenge that everyone wants against the murderer of the king. Prophecies are another one that is present frequently in the text.

5. The chorus is crying to the gods for help. Because they don't know what to do.

Part III

1. Pg, 969 Line 101 and 105, and Pg. 968 Lines 83 - 84.

2. The external conflict is that Teiresias knows the fate of Oedipus and doesn't want to tell Oedipus because he knows it will be his downfall.

3. Pg. 969 Line 107 and 108. and Pg. 970 Lines 163 and 164.

4. The dramatic irony in the story is that you as the reader and Teiresias know what Oedipus doesn't and he's so dedicated to finding the killer when it is himself that in the end he truly seeks.

5. The fact that he is going to act as the "King's Son" when he truly is the king's son, and that he says he will kill the murderer of the king when it is he who killed the king.

6. The chorus sings about the fate of Oedipus and his downfall.