Read this excerpt from "the legend." let the night sky cover him as he dies. let the weaver girl cross the bridge of heaven and take up his cold hands. in this excerpt, the speaker’s wish for the man relates to which theme? dying is a natural part of the life process. everyone deserves comfort and love. life should be lived to the fullest. life and death are simply an illusion.

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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.

Which of these phrases is an example of understatement?