In “the scarlet ibis,” what prompts the narrator to show doodle the coffin?
a. the narrator thinks that doodle will find it amusing.
b. he intends to shut doodle up inside the coffin as a joke.
c. he has a cruel streak that surfaces occasionally.
d. he wants to impress on doodle how surprised they all were that doodle survived.

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.