In this part of Oedipus the King, accusations are flying about who killed former King Laius and caused the plague on Thebes, among other horrible things, and if this killer might want to get Oedipus, too. Oedipus coldly turned on the prophet, Teiresias and his best friend and brother-in-law Creon. Based on what you’ve read, do you think Oedipus should have accused them both of wanting to steal the throne? Give reasons for your answers. [Your reply should be about 3-5 sentences with your reasons included].

In order really to hate white people, one has to blot so much out of the mind — and the heart — that this hatred itself becomes an exhausting and self-destructive pose. but this does not mean, on the other hand, that love comes easily: the white world is too powerful, too complacent, too ready with gratuitous humiliation, and, above all, too ignorant and too innocent for that. which sentence best explains how the use of parallelism in the excerpt supports baldwin's purpose? a. it proves baldwin's central idea by highlighting the obvious. b. it emphasizes the problems that prevent one from loving the white world. c. it explains why the white world is unable to replace hate with love. d. it enumerates the many ways of dealing with the white world.