In the play oedipus the chorus say: "majestic oedipus! / no prince in thebes had ever such renown, / no prince won such grace of power. / and now of all men ever known / most pitiful is this man’s story: / his fortunes are most changed, his state / fallen to a low slave’s / ground under bitter fate." in context, oedipus’ situation can be described as

The correct answer is:

A loss of all fortune.

Explanation:

In Oedipus play by Sophocles, the author uses comparison as a literary tool in order to let the reader know how Oedipus, after having everything, all the power, belongings and richness, he lost everything he possessed in the beginning. He uses opposites or antithesis as a parallel structure to show contrast between the two situations.

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.