PLZ PLZ HELP ME THIS IS DUE IN 15 Mins Use context to determine the meaning of the word perplexed in the first paragraph of Chapter 2 of The Jungle. Explain how you figured out the meaning of the word. Then check your inferred meaning in a print or digital dictionary.

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.