What is defeating the Sphinx/answering its riddle.
100
Define banish.
What is to exile.
100
Which character demonstrates pathos in the play? Provide an example.
What is Oedipus. Stabbing his eyes, pleading with Creon for exile.
100
"O God! It has all come true. Light, let this be the last time I see you, I stand revealed - born in shame, married in shame, and unnatural murderer."
What is Oedipus.
200
I refused to kill the baby whose ankles were pinned with wire.
Who is the Shepherd.
200
At a young age, Oedipus learns of his prophecy/fate. What does his prophecy foretell?
What is He will kill his father and marry his mother.
200
Define begrudge.
What is to envy the possession or enjoyment of.
200
Which character represents ethos in the play? Provide an example of this.
What is Tiresias. He is unbiased - he solely knows the truth and must speak it.
200
"That is why for so many years I have lived far away from Corinth. It has turned out well - but still, there's nothing sweeter than the sight of one's parents.
What is Oedipus.
300
I am a blind prophet, gifted with the ability to see truth and the future.
Who is Tiresias.
300
Upon hearing this detail from Jocasta, Oedipus begins to lead to his own downfall.
What is the location of the murder.
300
Define herald.
What is to proclaim; announce.
300
Which character demonstrates logos in the play? Provide an example.
What is Creon. He tries to reason with Oedipus using a logical argument (ie: He has none of the responsibility of being king, yet all of the "perks" of being King).
300
"Wisdom is a dreadful thing when it brings no profit to its possessor."
What is Tiresias.
400
I am the god of healing, upon whom Oedipus and the Thebans call throughout the play.
Who is Apollo.
400
Upon hearing this detail of the baby given to the shepherd, Jocasta entreats Oedipus to end his search for truth.
What is that the baby's ankles were pinned with wire.
400
Define hearsay.
What is unsubstantiated information; rumor.
400
Define hamartia. Provide an example of hamartia in the story.
What is the flaw in character which leads to the downfall of a protagonist. Oedipus' hamartia could be pride.
400
He ripped out the golden pins with which her clothes were fastened, raised them high above his head and speared the pupils of his eyes. "You will not see...the horrors I have suffered and done. Be dark forever now..."
What is the messenger.
500
We are Oedipus' adoptive parents.
Who are Polybus and Merope.
500
The initial complication of the play's plot occurs when Tiresias tells Oedipus this.
What is that he is the murderer of Laius.
500
Define inglorious.
What is disgraceful.
500
What is catharsis? At what point does catharsis occur in the play?
What is the purging or purification of emotions (specifically those of pity and fear). This occurs when Oedipus mutilates himself.
500
"Those calamities we inflict on ourselves are those which cause the most pain."