For this assignment, imagine that the term has not yet started, and that you are writing an email to an instructor. In your email (which should be cordial, clear, professional, and not overly chatty or informal), try to outline what kinds of guidelines, requirements, and information, etc. that you would like to see included on assignment handouts for the upcoming course. Be sure to indicate why each of these items will be helpful to you.

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.