In what way does the author reveal details about Stanley in this excerpt

"introduction to oedipus the king": what is most likely the author's intent in writing about the difference(s) between sophocles's play and the original myth on which it's based?

Can someone “think of a time you overcame a challenge or obstacle. describe the experience in two or three sentences”

Lines 9-12 compare the "ashes of youth" to a deathbed twilight fire youth