What tone does the first sentence of the story create with its use of a specific date, time, and place? a. it creates a matter-of-fact tone. b. it contributes to the description of the characters. c. it creates a magical image of the setting. d. it contributes to the strange tone of the story.

The answer is A. It creates a matter-of-fact tone.

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the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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