These two main things happen 20 years prior to the opening scene of Oedipus the King.
What is 1. Oedipus kills King Laius at the crossroads and 2. Oedipus defeats the Sphinx?
100
This is the fate of Oedipus and Jocasta.
What is blindness and death?
100
Oedipus is an example of this type of Greek play.
What is tragedy?
100
This Greek Outdoor "___________" was where all plays took place.
What is the "amphitheater"?
200
This person was Oedipus' father, who he killed at the crossroads.
Who is Laius?
200
This is what is happening as the play opens that causes Oedipus to send for the blind prophet.
What is a plague?
200
This person, upon threat of torture, informs Oedipus of his lineage by explaining who gave Oedipus to him to kill.
Who is the shepherd/ messenger?
200
This is an example:
Teiresias: "You are a poor wretch to taunt me with the very insults which every one soon will heap upon yourself."
What is foreshadowing?
200
The place on which the chorus sings and dances.
What is the orchestra?
300
These ladies are the sisters of Oedipus.
Who are Antigone and Ismene?
300
This is what Oedipus does/says when he realizes why they are being plagued.
What is curses the killer of Lauis to live a lonely, miserable life?
300
This person realizes too late who Oedipus is and urges him to stop asking questions of his birth.
Who is Jocasta?
300
An example of this would be:
"Doer of dreadful deeds, how did you dare so far to do despite to your own eyes?"
What is alliteration?
300
The backdrop or building behind the orchestra that was used as a dressing room.
What is the skene?
400
This man delivered Oedipus to his "father" and "mother" who were unable to have children themselves.
Who is a messenger/shepherd?
400
This is what Oedipus does when accused of being the killer of Laius.
What is accuses Tiresias and Creon of conspiring against him and killing the king themselves?
400
This is the reason Oedipus cannot return to Corinth and be king.
What is he cursed the killer of Laius to walk the world alone and miserable and therefore, unknowingly, cursed himself.
400
This is an example"
"Upon the murderer I invoke this curse -- whether he is one man and all unknown, or one of many -- may he wear out his life in misery to miserable doom!"
What is dramatic irony?
400
These were revolving triangular devices that had one scene painted on each side.
What are Periaktoi?
500
The blind prophet who foretold of Oedipus' downfall which actually caused Oedipus' downfall.
Who is Tiresias?
500
This person told Oedipus of the death of Laius and the place in which Laius was murdered, making Oedipus want more answers since he hears the word "crossroads".
Who is Jocasta?
500
This news gives Jocasta and Oedipus hope that he does not need fear the prophesy.
What is the news that Polybus is dead?
500
This is pride and an example would be when Oedipus kills Laius on the crossroads for being rude.
What is hubris?
500
These cranes were used when characters needed to fly or to represent a character dying and floating up to heaven.