Oedipus
What did Oedipus do to himself at the end of the play?
Gouged out his own eyes
Who is the Queen of Thebes?
Jocasta
Who is the prophet that is consulted?
Tiresias
Who was Oedipus real father?
Laius
What crime did Oedipus commit?
He killed his father and married his mother
What did Oedipus do to earn the Thebans trust?
Solve the Sphinx's riddles
Who was the King of Thebes before Oedipus?
Laius
How does Oedipus respond to Tiresias' claims?
Calls him a fraud and berates him publicly
Who was Oedipus' real mother?
Jocasta
Does Jocasta believe in oracles, why or why not?
She does not because she believes she received a false prophecy about her first born child
Where was Oedipus from (or think he was from) originally?
Corinth
Who was Oedipus' brother in law and seemingly rational voice among the kingdom?
Creon
Who does Oedipus accuse of trying to steal the throne?
Creon
What news does a messenger come with about Oedipus adoptive father?
He has passed of old age
What happens to Jocasta at the end of the play?
Why did Oedipus leave his "homeland" in the first place?
To get away from his adoptive parents so as to not fulfill the prophecy he received
What was the problem that the Thebans were having at the beginning of the play?
Famine
What is the main message of the conflict in the play?
Never go against fate, believe in oracle and the divine
The girls are shamed because they won't find a husband and they need someone to take care of them
The boys will just be fine
What was Oedipus' punishment, not the one he inflicted on himself?
He was banished from Thebes
What were Oedipus adoptive parents' names
Polybus and Merope
How many witnesses were there to Laius' death?
Just one
What Oracle is consulted throughout the play by many?
The Oracle at Delphi
How do Oedipus' real parents try to get rid of him as a baby?
They task a shepherd with sending him up into the mountains to abandon him - they also tie his ankles together
What detail makes Oedipus nervous about the memory of Laius' death?
The fact that he was murdered at a crossroads in the woods