Which statement best defines voice in literature? A. the way in which authors, narrators, or speakers express their personality in writing.
B. the way that narrators or speakers provide a description of the setting.
C. the way authors provide directions for how a text should be read out loud.
D. the way in which authors, narrators, or speakers convey the dialogue of character.

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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