Irony
The three types of irony
What is situation, verbal, and dramatic?
The tragic flaw that eventually leads to the downfall of a tragic hero
What is hamartia?
Who is Oedipus?
What is king of Thebes?
What type of irony is sarcasm, overstating, or understating?
What is verbal irony?
A reversal of fortune brought about by the hero’s tragic flaw
What is peripeteia?
How did Oedipus become king of Thebes?
What type of irony is when the audience knows more than the characters do?
What is dramatic irony?
Tragic recognition or insight
What is anagnorisis?
What are the priests asking Oedipus to do?
What is saving Thebes from the plague?
What type of irony is when what we expect and what we get are at exact odds with each other?
What is situational irony?
A tragic hero must be essentially _______ & _________
What is "admirable" and "good"?
Who was the king before Oedipus?
Who is Laius?
What type of irony is this? A prophet who is blind
What is situational irony?
Transformation through transaction
What is catharsis?
What is getting rid of/killing King Laius's murderer?