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
Place in which Oedipus thinks he is born
Corinth
200
This is a term meaning excessive pride
What is hubris
200
Oedipus means
What is swollen foot
200
Oedipus becomes king by doing this?
Killing his father and marrying his mother
200
Queen of Thebes that Oedipus marries
Who is Queen Jocasta
200
Gave the baby, Oedipus, to the Shepherd to put out on the mountain
Who is Jocasta
300
an error in judgement / loss of reasoning
hamartia
300
Oedipus is the backbone of this complex
What is Oedipus complex
300
Oedipus kills his actual father here
At the place where the three roads meet
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
Metaphor for death
Light- leaving the light
400
a recognition or understanding of a hero's tragic situation
anagnorisis
400
Sophocles is known for this innovation in theatre
Adding a third actor
400
Jocasta died by
What is hanging herself
400
When Oedipus says that if the murderer is from his house, he will punish himself, this is an example of ...
dramatic irony
400
Takes Kingship after Oedipus's demise
Who is Creon
500
How a tragic hero can suffer a fall (name two ways)
death, loss of status, loss of public opinion
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
Items Oedipus used to gouge his eyes out
What are pins from Jocasta's robes
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