Scene 3 / Ode 3 Oedipus Rex 1. How does the messenger’s information change the central question in the play?
2. What does Jocasta fear Oedipus will learn if he continues to seek the truth of his parentage?
3. What does Oedipus mean when he declares himself the child of “Chance”? Why is this an
example of dramatic irony?
4. To heighten the suspense and create a distraction before the final climax, the Greek
playwrights often included brief songs. What false hope is the Chorus creating?

What would be the most appropriate time to read sandburg’s grass

5read the following sentence from kennedy's inaugural speech.and so, my fellow americans, ask not what your countfor you; ask what you can do for your country.ot what your country can dothis sentence is an example of an antimetabole, a rhetorical device in whichthe speaker reverses the order of repeated words. antimetabole is used toplace added emphasis on the final part of the statement. which of thefollowing is also an example of antimetabole? a"this nation, for all its hopes and boasts, will not be fully free until itscitizens are free." – john f. kennedy, 1963"forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."- john f. kennedy, quoted in 1984 by ed kochc"mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."- john f. kennedy, 1961d"a man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."- john f. kennedy, 1962

The duke and the dauphin lie, cheat, and steal for the purposes of their own survival. answers: •true •false