What events from "the black cat" seem to prove the wife's superstition about cats to be correct? a. the narrator relates the tale of his life to the reader from his jail cell as he waits to be executed. b. the first black cat bites the narrator's hand after the narrator grabs him in anger. c. the narrator begins drinking heavily and physically abuses both his wife and his pet cat. d. a second black cat, very similar to the narrator's first cat, appears out of

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.