Question

Identify the speaker, the addressee, and the significance of this extracts: Haughtiness and the high hand of disdain Tempt and outrage God's holy law; And any mortal who dares hold No immortal Power in awe Will be caught up in a net of pain: The price for which his levity is sold.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Strophe 2 is the speaker, saying it to the rest of the chorus, when the chorus were addressing Oedipus's fate

The addressee is Oedipus.

The significance is that the Chorus are saying that anyone who believes they are as high as the immortal gods will be punished by an inevitable fate, this follows in the wake of Oedipus's pride and haughtiness and subsequent punishment.

Explanation:

Oedipus let his pride stop him from listening to the truth and he was haughty all through the play, so the chorus discussed his fate.

This extract was in reference to him, telling him that the punishment for his crime of haughtiness and pride, and his assumption that he is equal to the gods is inevitable. A fate which he accepted by blinding his own eyes.