Prologue
Oedipus sent this man to Delphi to talk to the Oracle to learn how to save Thebes
Who is Creon?
What is known about the murder of Laius according to Creon and Jocasta?
What is Laius was killed by marauders?
At the start of Scene 2, why is Creon upset?
What is... Oedipus accused him of treason/conspiracy to overthrow Oedipus through Teiresias' accusation?
What literary device is when the audience knows that the characters do not
What is Dramatic Irony
I am an all-knowing blind seer
Who is Tieresias
This creature prevented the citizens of Thebe from leaving their city and avenging their fallen king
What is the Sphinx
After refusing to speak, what does Teiresias reveal to Oedipus?
What is Oedipus is the killer of Laius/cause of the plague?
Who steps in and calms the dispute between Oedipus and Creon
Who is Jocasta
The recurring usage of eyes and vision is an example of what
What is a Motif
Who is the former King of Thebes and murdered at the Three Crossroads?
Who is Lauis
How does Thebes "drive the corruption from the land" according to report given to Creon by the Oracle of Delphi in the Prologue?
What is Find the Killer of Laius?
What Greek God is said to be the most concerned about Lauis' murder
Who is Apollo
What does the Shepherd beg of Jocasta after returning to Thebes?
To be sent to pasture as far from Thebes as possible?
What is the name of the literary device used when Oedipus is referring to a past event that happened to him at the Three Crossroads
What is a Flashback
Who is married to Oedipus
Who is Jocasta
Name the three plagues affecting the city
What is cattle dying, crops dying, and children dying
What decree does Oedipus say will happen to former King's murderer?
What is he will be exiled, not welcomed anywhere, and will live a life of misery
What makes Oedipus leave Corinth
What is the prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother
What literary device is used when the characters refer to something larger than themselves (ex. The Gods)
What is Allusion
Who are the King and Queen of Corinth and Oedipus' adopted parents
Who is Polybus and Merope
List the 3 Gods that the Chorus prays to at the start
Who are Athena, Artemis, and Apollo
What is a motif seen through out this scene
What are eyes/vision
What did Jocasta and Laius do with their newborn son? And the proof that Jocasta states prove prophets are false
What is they sent their newborn away to die on a mountain and Lauis was killed by marauders.
What is Oedipus' tragic flaw?
What is Hubris/Pride
I speak for the Chorus and guide others to think with reason
Who is Choragus