The answer choices: The reader assumed the spell had been cast on Roisa, not on everyone else.

The reader assumed that little time has passed, not enough time for dust to gather.

The reader expected Roisa to describe a lavish royal party downstairs.

The reader expected Roisa to be upset when she finds the ladies-in-waiting.

What is the significance of the above statement in relation to the play’s conclusion? oedipus treats his inferiors poorly but ultimately grants them the same respect he grants to nobility. while teiresias appears to be mocking oedipus, the real message is one of warning about the forces working against the king. oedipus earns great fame for answering the riddle of the sphinx but ultimately loses his crown to a common man. just as oedipus is unable to conceive that he has done wrong in the past, he is unable to imagine that his enviable position is impermanent.