What is ...Tiresias was physically blind but had insight. Ironically, Oedipus had eyes which could see but he was blind to the truth.
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In this type of drama, the hero is responsible for his own downfall.
What is a tragedy?
100
I embody the riddle of the sphinx.
Who is Oedipus?
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Is blind but can see.
Who is Tiresias?
200
City that is suffering from a plague.
What is Thebes
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Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take the throne.
What is he ends up on the throne anyway? Though he did not act to get it, he didn't hesitate to take the reigns.
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Creon functions as this by contrasting with Oedipus, the hero.
What is the foil?
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This place represents free will and choice, a place where the prophecy is put into motion.
What is triple crossroad?
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Oedipus' adopted parents.
Who are Polybus and Merope?
300
The shepherd took the baby away to this city.
What is Corinth?
300
My name means "swollen foot".
What is Oedipus.
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The play starts in the middle of the Oedipus myth. The murder of Lauis and the destruction of the sphinx have happened years before. (arrangement element)
What is In Medias Res?
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This was used to stab out Oedipus' eyes.
What is Jocasta's brooches?
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Gives the invocation at the start of the play.
Who is the chorus?
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The play follows the unity of place. The entire play takes place here.
What is the front of Oedipus' palace?
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Oedipus curses the murderer of Laius.
What is Oedipus curses himself?
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"Far-shoot Apollo" is an example of this.
What is an epithet?
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Personal sacrifice for the greater good is a cultural value embodied by Oedipus. ________, _________, and ________ are other qualities that make him an epic hero.
What is (glorified, quest, ethical, superhuman, strong leader, risks death)
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the son of Labdacus
Who is Laius?
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The place that was to be Oedipus' tomb when the shepherd rescued him.
What is Cithearon?
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Oedipus celebrates that the death of Polybus proves that prophecy is worthless.
What is dramatic irony? Polybus is not his real father.
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hamartia
What is a tragic flaw?
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Oedipus' eyeballs may be a proxy for this part of his anatomy.