Tragic Hero
Background
The Tragedy
The Tragedy
The Tragedy
100
All tragic heroes have this
What is a tragic flaw
100
Oedipus was the mythical greek king of
What is Thebes
100
What did the prophecy say that made Oedipus’s parents not want him anymore?
What is he was going to kill his father and marry his mother
100
The blind prophet
Who is Tiresias
100
Rescues Oedipus off the mountain
Who is the Shepherd
200
This is a term meaning excessive pride
What is hubris
200
Oedipus means
What is swollen foot
200
Oedipus kill his father at this place
What is where the three paths meet
200
Queen of Thebes that Oedipus marries
Who is Queen Dowager (Jocasta)
200
Oracle that Oedipus consults
What is the Oracle of Delphi
300
Major downfall of a hero is
What is excessive pride
300
Oedipus is the backbone of this complex
What is Oedipus complex
300
Oedipus become King of Thebes by doing this
What is killing the Sphinx
300
"What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three in the evening?"
What is man
300
Used to bind Oedipus's feet together
What is a pin
400
The position a tragic hero holds within a society is
What is a king or a great leader
400
Oedipus is considered to be a
What is tragic hero
400
Jocasta died by
What is hanging herself
400
Oedipus kills him at the crossroad
Who is King Laius
400
Takes Kingship after Oedipus's demise
Who is Creon
500
All tragic heroes were normally males expect for
Who is Cleopatra
500
Who wrote Oedipus the King
Who is Sophocles
500
Oedipus did this when he saw Jocasta had killed herself
What is he stabs his eyes
500
Oedipus believes these people to be his real parents
Who is Polybus and Merope
500
Item Oedipus used to gouge his eyes out
What is a pin
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