Quotes
Characters
Greek Drama
Theater
Ancient Greece
100
". . . being of this land/Yourself the abominable contaminator."
Who is Teiresias?
100
The protagonist's brother-in-law, uncle, and future king of Thebes
Who is Creon?
100
In this part of the play, Oedipus reassures the citizens he has already taken measures to remedy the famine by sending Creon to the Oracle.
What is the Prologue (prologos)?
100
The circular floor where the chorus performs
What is the orchestra?
100
Primary setting for Oedipus Rex
What is Thebes?
200
"I deem myself the Child of Fortune!"
Who is Oedipus?
200
Peacekeeper and lead speaker of the chorus
Who is the Senator? (Choragos)
200
A lyric poem with elevated language the chorus sings between scenes of the play.
What is an Ode?
200
Where the chorus enters and the first ode of the chorus
What is the Parados?
200
Location of the oracle
What is Delphi?
300
"Listen and learn, nothing in human life / Turns on the soothsayer's art."
Who is Jocasta?
300
Tells the protagonist his "father" is dead
Who is the Messenger from Corinth?
300
The end of the play or what we call the resolution and denouement.
What is the Exodus?
300
Each ode is usually divided into these two sections
What are the strophe and antistrophe?
300
Mountain where two shepherds met and exchanged a baby
What is Cithaeron?
400
". . . here they come / . . . the only man / Who has in him the tongue that cannot lie."
Who is the Senator?
400
The tragic hero (the protagonist) who is already doomed when the play begins.
Who is Oedipus?
400
Oedipus' arrogance leads to his downfall. This trait has a specific name in tragedy.
What is Tragic Flaw?
400
The platform where the primary actors stand
What is the proskenion
400
Location of King Lauis' death
What is where three roads meet?
500
" . . . of no mortal say / 'That man is happy,' till / Vexed by no grievous ill / He pass Life's goal."
Who is the Chorus?
500
Oedipus' adoptive father and mother
Who are Polybus and Merope?
500
A reversal of fortune such as when Oedipus suddenly realizes his prophecy has already occurred.
What is peripeteia?
500
Another name for the mask an actor wears
What is Persona?
500
Oedipus was raised here
What is Corinth?
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