but clearly it is Oedipus’ decision to defend himself against the man who attacked him; it’s either life or death and death is not an option for him. The next is the marriage to his mother; marriage is the reward for solving the Sphinx’s riddle. Again‚ Oedipus could have rejected this prize from the town of Thebes but he voluntarily accepts to marry Jocasta. In the story Oedipus comes across a drunken man who accuses him of not having real parents; Oedipus chooses to listen to this
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have no clear solutions‚ which represents the way that life affects expectations. Through her experience attempting to solve the Mad Hatter’s riddle involving the raven‚ and understanding the Queen’s 2 ridiculous croquet game‚ she had no success. As Locke stated there sometimes will never be an answer‚ which turns out to be true with every riddles and challenges presented to by Carroll. Alice learns that she cannot expect to find logic or meaning in the situations that she encounters
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birth and passing years are said to be from 150 B.C. to 350 A.D. Although there is not enough information about his life‚ there is a riddle that estimates how long he lived. The mathematic puzzle is known as ‘Diophantus Riddle’. The riddle states he married while he was 33‚ then he had a son who lived for 42 years and the total years Diophantus lived according to the riddle was a total of 84 years. Through his advancements in mathematical notations and having brought symbolism to algebra‚ Diophantus earned
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history. The struggles that were contrived from this Stone were immeasurable. The difficult process of this decoding was recorded in the book called‚ "The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone". Many have tried to decipher the Rosetta Stone‚ yet many have failed. The Rosetta Stone has been prompted by the most intelligent people on the earth. Riddles of the Rosetta Stone were to be first deciphered by scholars of Napoleon’s group. The value of this gizmo was endless in the eyes of the scholars‚ for example
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Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme‚ probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. Though not explicitly described‚ he is typically portrayed as an anthropomorphic egg. The first recorded versions of the rhyme date from late eighteenth century England and the tune from 1870 in James William Elliott’s National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs. Its origins are obscure and several theories have been advanced to suggest original meanings.
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METAPHORS –SYLVIA PLATH I’m a riddle in nine syllables‚ An elephant‚ a ponderous house‚ A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit‚ ivory‚ fine timbers! This loaf’s big with its yeasty rising. Money’s new-minted in this fat purse. I’m a means‚ a stage‚ a cow in calf. I’ve eaten a bag of green apples‚ Boarded the train there’s no getting off. Sylvia’s Plath’s “Metaphors” is about a woman feeling insignificant during the midst of her pregnancy. Striking imagery is used to explore
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getting rid of the Sphinx. Oedipus though does not know it was him who killed the king. 3) Teiresias is blind but sees. Oedipus has eyes but is blind. (Line 413) Why is Oedipus‚ the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx‚ so slow to solve the riddle of his own identity? Oedipus is slow to solve the riddle of his own identity because he doesn’t see how he killed the king. He doesn’t see that the prophecy is never wrong and that he was suppose to kill his father and marry his mother. He doesn’t see that
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The Sphinx The sphinx is a mythological creature portrayed as a feline with the head of a human. Its figure can vary. Some depict the beast with eagle’s wings and sometimes a serpent headed tail. Its image was adapted in both ancient Egypt and Greece. In Europe it was enjoyed as a major revival during the renaissance‚ a decorative piece of art. Its image‚ very similar to the original was later exported to many other cultures. The largest and most famous is the Great Sphinx of Giza sited on the
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I turned around and say-- “Gia! You’re back. Wait‚ were you following me?” I asked with a stern look on my face. “Yes‚ and what’s the riddle‚ Watergirl?” Gia asked now facing the water nymph. “The riddle is what lives in winter‚ dies in the summer‚ and grows with its root upward?” asked the nymph. “Okay‚ Gia‚ work your magic.” I said with a smile. “Well lots of animals live yearlong but none just die in the summer.
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name Oedipus mean? 5. Where is the place where Oedipus kills his father? Bonus Q. What are the names of Oedipus’ 2 daughters? Round 2: 1. Name Oedipus’ real parents. 2. Where is the play set (place and city)? 3. What was the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx? 4. Who is the God of Healing? 5. What problem was Thebes facing when the play begun. Bonus Q. Who is the God of Greek cities? Round 3: 1. When Oedipus was a baby where was he left to die? 2. Why did Oedipus leave his city
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