Oedipus The King Prologue - Scene 3
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- Prologue
- "Whoever killed the king may decide to kill me too,with the same violent hand—by avenging Laius I defend myself." 167-169 PDF
- "Our leadeer, he was killed, and Apollo commands us now—he could not be more clear,"“Pay the killers back—whoever is responsible.” 118-119 PDF
- Scene 1
- "brother and father bothto the children he embraces, to his motherson and husband both—he sowed the loinshis father sowed, he spilled his father’s blood!" 520-524 PDF
- "Yes, take him away. You’re a nuisance here.Out of the way, the irritation’s gone." 506 PDF
- Scene 2
- "But Laius,so the report goes at least, was killed by strangers,790 thieves, at a place where three roads meet . . . my son—he wasn’t three days old and the boy’s fatherfastened his ankles, had a henchman fling him awayon a barren, trackless mountain." 788-793 PDF
- "Oh no no,820 I think I’ve just called down a dreadful curseupon myself—I simply didn’t know!" 819-821 PDF
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- "brother and father bothto the children he embraces, to his motherson and husband both—he sowed the loinshis father sowed, he spilled his father’s blood!" 520-524 PDFThis line said by Tireseas is the first time the prophecy is mentioned in the play, this quote is important because this prophecy will turn into reality for Oedipus and lead to his downfall.
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