Question
According to the ode sung after the Oedipus-Teiresias episode in Oedipus the King, Part I, what does the Chorus believe will eventually happen in Thebes?
A. They believe that Thebes will be divided by a bitter civil war.
B. They believe that Teiresias will recover his sight and confess.
C. They believe that Apollo will eventually reveal the murderer.
D. They believe that the oracle told Creon the murderer's name.
A. They believe that Thebes will be divided by a bitter civil war.
B. They believe that Teiresias will recover his sight and confess.
C. They believe that Apollo will eventually reveal the murderer.
D. They believe that the oracle told Creon the murderer's name.
Answers
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C. They believe that Apollo will eventually reveal the murderer.
In "Oedipus the King," the Chorus expresses a sense of hope that divine intervention will lead to the revelation of the truth regarding the murderer responsible for the plague in Thebes.
In "Oedipus the King," the Chorus expresses a sense of hope that divine intervention will lead to the revelation of the truth regarding the murderer responsible for the plague in Thebes.