i grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others. i suffered myself to use intemperate language to my wife. at length, i even offered her personal violence.

which statements describe the effect of the narrator in this passage?

select each correct answer.

readers understand that the account given by the narrator is true.

readers are uneasy with the narrator’s growing instability.

readers question the narrator's ability to act rationally.

readers know the narrator’s explanation can be trusted.

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.