Oedipus’s realization that he is his father’s murderer and his mother’s husband represents the climax of oedipus the king. true false

This statement is true.

Explanation:

Climax is probably the most important part of a play because it is the decisive moment, a turning point which changes the course of the story. It is when the emotions are the strongest, and when some of the most important events within a play happen. It is preceded by rising action, and followed by falling action.

In Oedipus the King, this moment happens when Oedipus realizes who he actually is and what he actually has done. Unknowingly, he killed his own father and later on married his own mother. The moment he learns of this is the moment of highest interest in the play.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)