Answer and Explanation:
Jocasta explains that she does not trust the words of the prophets, because in the past, a prophet told her ex-husband that his son would kill him. In fear, her ex-husband drove the child out of the city and was killed years later, at a crossroads by a band of thieves, just before Oedipus arrived. This makes Oedipus very afraid, as it confirms the prophecy he received.
That's because Oedipus knows that he is not a legitimate child of the parents who raised him and that he was found as a baby. In addition, he killed a man near the crossroads to which Jocasta's ex-husband was killed. In that case, it is likely that he killed her husband and then married her, which proves the terrible prophecy he received that said he would kill his own father and lie with his own mother.
It isn't certain, but since the strap was usually made of goat-skin, it could have been a symbol of fertility. By striking the women (often on the wrists) with it, it was said to ensure fertility, easy childbirth, and good health for them.
Answer:Their purpose is to describe the plot, characters, director, etc in order to help determine whether or not a film should be seen. ... Critical reviews may be published many years after a film is released.
Explanation:
The correct answer is A. It starts with very specific details, devoid of any emotional interfering on the narrator's part. The only subjective detail in this line is the estimation "very strange". Still, it doesn't disturb the factuality of the context, which is firmly rooted in precise time and place references.
