Messenger since polybus was naught to thee in blood.
oedipus what say'st thou? was not polybus my sire?
messenger as much thy sire as i am, and no more.
oedipus my sire no more to me than one who is naught?
messenger since i begat thee not, no more did he.
which of the following identifies the irony than occurs in this passage?
a. oedipus is relieved by his polybus's death .
b. the messenger is unaware of the prophecy.
c. the messenger is confused by oedipus's reaction to polybus's death.
d. oedipus realizes that the man he had avoided to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled was not his father.