the servant’s story‚ once spoken‚ is irrefutable history. Neither can face the possibility of what it would mean if the servant were wrong. This is perhaps why Jocasta feels she can tell Oedipus of the prophecy that her son would kill his father‚ and Oedipus can tell her about the similar prophecy given him by an oracle (867–875)‚ and neither feels compelled to remark on the coincidence; or why Oedipus can hear the story of Jocasta binding her child’s ankles (780–781) and not think of his own swollen
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Oedipus a child Laius’ and Jocasta’s marriage with prophecy: the child would kill the father and marry the mother. 
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sister’s prophecies. Second of all the ghost of Banquo was important to the play to portray the deterioration of Macbeth’s mental health. Finally witchcraft and the supernatural were relevant to society in the 1600’s as it provided a way for people to understand the happenings that science could not yet explain. If Macbeth had not been given the prophecies by the Weird sisters it is highly unlikely that he would’ve committed such heinous crimes. Before Macbeth had heard of the witches prophecies he was
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reactions and disbelief of the prophecies throughout “Oedipus the king.”
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The carriage driver tries to push Oedipus off the road. In a rage most likely exasperated by the news of his learned prophecy Oedipus kill most of the men in the caravan. Unbeknownst to him he had just completed the first part of his prophecy. He had killed his biological father King Laois. In an attempt to sidestep fate Oedipus actually makes it come true. When Oedipus arrives at Thebes he defeats the riddle of the Sphinx
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This is done by first establishing an acceptance plan or sampling plan which sets the product acceptability criteria. This is known as the decision rule. The decision rule is an rule that explicitly states how many out-of-specification items (in a batch of arbitrary size) can be shipped to a customer. Depending on the type of sampling plan being utilized by the company‚ there could be more than one decision rule in effect (for double or multiple plans). Sampling plans utilizing can be single‚ double
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witches cross paths with Macbeth and Banquo and reveal to them a prophecy that Macbeth will soon become Thane of Cawdor‚ and eventually Macbeth will take the throne as King of Scotland. Another prophecy is given out to Banquo‚ “lesser than Macbeth‚ and greater… Thou shalt get kings‚ though thou be none.” (I.iii.67) Before anything else could be said‚ into thin air the witches vanquished‚ leaving Macbeth and Banquo to ponder their prophecies. Soon after the witches disappeared some of King Duncan’s men
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cookie in the whole wide world!"? Was it homemade? Store bought? Everyone has a favorite cookie. Some prefer chocolate-chip‚ peanut butter‚ others prefer oatmeal raisin. Whatever your favorite type of cookie is‚ you’re probably always wanting batch after batch. In this science fair project‚ you can continue your quest for the "best" cookie by seeing if a small change in your cookie recipe changes the flavor. -HYPOTHESIS && QUESTION * What is the effect on the taste of cookies by the amount
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This prophecy‚ as warned by the oracle of Apollo at Delphi‚ would inevitably come to pass‚ no matter how he tried to avoid it. In Oedipus the King‚ fate serves as the antagonist in the play and is responsible for the downfall of Oedipus. There are certain elements that leads him to his destruction‚ which he had no control over‚ thus it is undeniably not his free will that causes his own downfall‚ but rather the predetermined circumstances that eventually leads him to fulfil the prophecy. One
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Prophecy is bestowed only upon a very wise sage of a strong character‚ who is never overcome by his natural inclinations in any regard. Instead‚ with his mind‚ he overcomes his natural inclinations at all times.These characteristics do not themselves bring prophecy‚ but remove obstacles that a prophet might face were he to lack them. When one enters the the realm of spiritual knowledge
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