Scene 3 / Ode 3 Oedipus Rex 1. How does the messenger’s information change the central question in the play?
2. What does Jocasta fear Oedipus will learn if he continues to seek the truth of his parentage?
3. What does Oedipus mean when he declares himself the child of “Chance”? Why is this an
example of dramatic irony?
4. To heighten the suspense and create a distraction before the final climax, the Greek
playwrights often included brief songs. What false hope is the Chorus creating?

The boy and the wolf by james baldwin one day word came that a savage wolf had been seen in the forest. "how i should like to meet that wolf," said little gilbert. he was only seven years old, but now all his thoughts were about the savage beast. "shall we take a walk this morning? " asked his mother. "oh, yes! " said gilbert. "perhaps we may see that wolf among the trees. but don't be afraid." his mother smiled, for she felt quite sure that there was no danger. what point of view does the author use in this selection?