Who knows the truth but doesn't want to tell the truth to Thebes for fear of retribution
Who is Teiresias
100
Hubris
What is Great Pride
200
Brother-in-law and Uncle
Who is Creon
200
Oedipus
Who is sighted man who cannot see the truth
200
Punishment threatened by Oedipus for the killers of Laius
What is death and harsh punishment or death for the family of the killer
200
Who Oedipus blames for being accused of murder
Who is Creon
200
Catharsis
What is release of different kinds of emotions
300
Polybus & Merope
Who are Oedipus' adopted parents
300
Who people go to and ask questions of when they seek the truth
What is the Oracle at Delphi
300
Sent own son to the mountains to die to avoid the prophecy coming true
Who is Jocaste
300
"You are fatally wrong! May you never learn the truth of who you are!"
Who is Jocaste. She knows what is going on but she doesn't want Oedipus to ever know the truth
300
ephiphany
What is a startling discovery
400
Blind man who sees the truth
Who is Teiresias
400
What Oedipus does when he finally can see the truth
What is he blinds himself
400
How Oedipus punishes himself when he finds out that he killed his father and married his mother
What is he takes Jocaste's brooches and stabs out his eyes with them
400
Oedipus' hamartia
What is pride
400
Hamartia
What is the character flaw of the protagonist
500
His own children's brother
Who is Oedipus
500
What Jocaste does when she realizes that the truth will be seen by her son/husband and everyone in Thebes
What is she hangs herself
500
2 Reasons why Oedipus blinds himself
What is he cannot be physically sighted and see the truth; he doesn't want to face his parents in the afterlife because he is sure that he will be killed for what he has done
500
Group that tries to sway Oedipus into thinking and doing the right thing
What is the Choragos
500
Tragedy
What is drama where the main character falls to ruin because of a flaw