Characters
The former king of Thebes who was murdered.
Who is Laius?
Who wrote Oedipus the King?
Who is Sophocles?
Oedipus' did this when he FIRST found out about his prophecy.
What is run away from Corinth to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled?
Oedipus did this when he found Jocasta dead in her bridal chamber.
What is took the brooches from her robes and stabbed his eyes out?
The queen of Thebes
Who is Jocasta?
Oedipus's birth mother
Who is Jocasta?
The number of Theban plays written.
What are the three Theban plays?
This is how the plagues in Thebes could be stopped.
What is finding the murderer of Laius and exiling/killing him?
What does the name "Oedipus" mean?
What is "swollen foot?"
What Oedipus defeated to become king of Thebes.
What is the Sphinx?
The queen of Corinth
Who is Merope?
Three roles of the chorus in Greek drama.
What is serving as a link between actors & audience, reflecting and foreshadowing events, establishing mood, pacing, release tension, and separate scenes?
This happened at the crossroads (where three roads meet).
Daily Double: Explain why this is important.
What is Oedipus and a man got into a dispute and Oedipus killed him?
This is important because that man ended up being King Laius, Oedipus' father, which set the prophecy in motion.
This type of irony is found many times throughout the play.
What is dramatic irony (where the reader/audience knows things the characters do not)?
Greek god who set Oedipus’ prophecy
Who is Apollo?
Theban who begged for Oedipus’ help when Thebes was overrun with plagues
Who is the Priest?
Plays like Oedipus the King would be performed in 5th and 6th century Greece under these circumstances
What are week-long religious celebrations and festivals where all citizens would attend, and they would pay respect to their gods?
This is what happened to Oedipus' ankles/swollen feet.
What is, as an infant, King Laius stuck a pin through his ankles when he sent him with the shepherd to die on Mt. Cithaeron?
This is Oedipus' tragic flaw.
What is Hubris (excessive pride)?
Oedipus' uncle
Who is Creon?
Theban who tells the Chorus and the audience of Jocasta’s fate.
Who is the Second Messenger?
The three masters of Greek Tragedy
Who are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides?
This was the riddle the Sphinx challenged Oedipus to answer.
What is "What walks on four legs, then two, then three?"
The answer is "man"
Oedipus' daughters.
Who are Antigone and Esmene?