Characters
Places
Plot
Quotes
Literary Terms
100
The blind prophet that tells Oedipus his fate.
Who is Teiresias?
100
City under Oedipus's rule
What is Thebes?
100
Reason for city having a plague
What is nobody tried to avenge the kings death?
100
''You are a poor wretch to taunt me with the very insults which every one soon will heap upon yourself"
Who is Teiresias
100
What is the tragedy
What is Oedipus Rex
200
Who Oedipus sent to Apollo to figure out why the city was going through a plague?
Who is Creon?
200
The two temples of Athena
What is the double shrine of Pallas?
200
What Oedipus says he will do to the murder
What is banish the killer from Thebes?
200
"We look at this man's words and yours, my king, and we find both have spoken them in anger."
Who is the chorus
200
What qualities make Oedipus a tragic hero
What is a strong leader
300
Was killed at the crossroads
Who is Laius?
300
Shrine of Apollo at Delphi
What is pythian temple?
300
Reason(s) for Oedipus accusing Creon for wanting to be king
What is because he's paranoid?
300
"Creon says that I am the murderer of Laius."
Who is Oedipus
300
When Oedipus is questioning himself
What is internal conflict
400
Doesn't have faith in the prophecy
Who is Jocasta?
400
Another name for Delphi
What is Pytho?
400
Similarity in Jocasta's and Oedipus's story
What is someone ( Laius ) was killed at a crossroads?
400
"I bed you Oedipus, trust him in this, spare him for get sake of this his oath to God, for my sake, and the sake of those who stand here."
Who is Jocasta
400
When Teiresias tells Oedipus the prophecy
What is foreshadowing
500
Mythical founder and first king of Thebes
Who is Cadmus?
500
Where the Delian healer was born
What is the island of Delos?
500
Reasons for Jocasta not believing in the prophecy
What is Laius was supposed to be killed by his son?
500
"That God may never bless me! May I die accursed, if I have been guilty of one tittle of the charge you bring against me!"
Who is Creon
500
The city going through a plague
What is external conflict
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