Table of Contents
- 1 How did Laius bring a curse upon his house?
- 2 Why does Oedipus say that Laius was unlucky in fatherhood?
- 3 What is the curse Oedipus lays upon the killer of Laius?
- 4 Why is Oedipus family cursed?
- 5 What tales of horror does the palace messenger relate to the audience?
- 6 What curse did Oedipus place on his sons and how does this curse come to fruition?
How did Laius bring a curse upon his house?
What woman was abducted by Zeus in the guise of a bull? How did Laius bring a curse upon his house? a. “He killed Lycus, the legitimate king, and tied his wife to the horns of a bull.”
Why does Oedipus say that Laius was unlucky in fatherhood?
Oedipus believed that it was unlucky for Laius to not have a kid. However, it was actually unlucky because Laius did have a son who killed him. Labdakos is the father of Laius, and Polydoros is the father of Labdakos.
What is the curse Oedipus lays upon the killer of Laius?
No one responds, and Oedipus furiously curses Laius’s murderer and anyone who is protecting him. Oedipus curses himself, proclaiming that should he discover the murderer to be a member of his own family, that person should be struck by the same exile and harsh treatment that he has just wished on the murderer.
How was Laius murdered?
Being angered, Laius either rolled a chariot wheel over his foot or hit him with his whip, and Oedipus killed Laius and all but one of his attendants, who claims it was a gang of men. Laius was buried where he died by Damasistratus, the king of Plataea.
Why is Laius cursed What is the curse?
Laius is cursed in Oedipus Rex because he defiled the hospitality extended by King Pelops. Laius was cursed for kidnapping and possibly sexually…
Why is Oedipus family cursed?
In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is cursed because of his father’s bad behavior. Although his father, Laius, was saved as a child by Pelops, the king of Pisa, Laius was ungrateful and abducted the king’s son. When that son died as Laius’s captive, Laius was cursed, as were his descendants.
What tales of horror does the palace messenger relate to the audience?
What tales of horror does the palace messenger relate to the audience about Jocasta and Oedipus? She hanged herself and he blinded himself with golden brooches he removed from her gown. The blinding brings this full circle.
What curse did Oedipus place on his sons and how does this curse come to fruition?
What curse did Oedipus place on his sons, Eteocles and Polynices, and how does this curse come to fruition? They were cursed to die. Who is Creon? Creon is King of Thebes and the uncle of Antigone.
Who cursed Oedipus Rex?
It is actually Laius, Oedipus’s birth father, who is cursed and is responsible for the curse on his descendants, and this results in Oedipus’s tragic fate. When Laius’s father, Labdacus, the king of Thebes, died, Laius was raised by his mother, who ruled Thebes as regent.
What curse did Oedipus place on his son’s Eteocles and Polynices and how does this curse come to fruition?