Prologue Flashcards

1
Q

Look around you, see with your own eyes―

A

our ship pitches wildly, cannot lift her head from the depths, the red waves of death…Thebes is dying.

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2
Q

Whoever killed the king may decide to kill me too, with the same violent hand―

A

by avenging Laius I defend myself.

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3
Q

(…) you know me,

A

the world knows my fame: I am Oedipus.

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4
Q

You cannot equal the gods,

A

your children know that, bending at your altar.

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5
Q

I will bring it all

A

to light myself!

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