Identify the Character
Brother in Law of King Oedipus, later becomes a king himself.
Who is Creon?
Teireisas foretells the downfall of a monarch.
What is Oedipus Rex and Antigone.
"Yet my poor boy never slew him, but rather perished himself long before."
The banishment of Oedipus and the ensuing death of his wife, Jocasta.
What is the Catastrophe?
*Catastrophe- The complete and utter destruction of the hero (does not include death of said hero)
He was banished from his kingdom following the death of his father.
Who is Oedipus?
Oedipus is banished from the kingdom that he helped save.
What is Oedipus Rex?
"For I see well that everyone is sick, and being sick, still, not one of you is as sick as I am"
Who is Oedipus?
Status of Oedipus as king and savior of Thebes.
What is elevated position/status.
*All Greek Tragic heroes begin the story in an elevated position in life; they begin in a place of honor
He is a blind prophet who foretells the downfall of King Oedipus and later King Creon.
Who is Tiresias?
This focuses on Oedipus' daughter after his death.
What is Antigone?
"How terrible to know when it does not help the knower; for knowing this well I let it slip-I should not have come here"
"I say that you slew that whose slayer you seek"
Who is Tiresias?
Where both Oedipus Rex and Antigone take place.
What are the Palace Doors?
*All Greek Tragedies take place outside the Palace Doors and in the span of 24 hours
She is the daughter of King Oedipus and is sentenced to death after burying her brother.
Who is Antigone?
Choragos advises the King in military matters.
What is Antigone?
"Ismene, I am going to bury him. Will you come?"
Who is Antigone?
The realization that Oedipus killed the former king, Laius?
What is the Anagorisis?
*Anagorisis- The realization of certain doom on the part of the hero.
Who is Ismene?
The King's son(s) die.
What is Antigone
"It is not right. If I am wrong, But if I am young, and right, what does my age matter?"
Who is Haimon?
The decree by King Creon that no one shall bury Polyneices.
What is the incentive moment?
*The incentive moment is the beginning of all Greek Tragedies