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Oedipus
The Odyssey
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Vocabulary
100
Edmond is arrested because he has been framed by Danglars for committing treason. He is accused of consulting with the Bonapartists.
Why is Edmond arrested?
100
The purpose of the chorus is to give the morals and the themes of the story.
What is the purpose of the chorus in Oedipus?
100
At the beginning of the graphic novel, Odysseus is still on Calypso’s island because Poseidon is holding him there as a punishment for stabbing Polyphemus in the eye.
At the beginning of the graphic novel, why is Odysseus still on Calypso’s island?
100
accept
I will (accept, except) your invitation.
100
opulent
The _________ old man lived with his wife in a mansion in the Hamptons.
200
Edmond endangers only Albert during the carnival because Edmond wants to gain his trust in order to get closer to his parents, who are Mercédès and Fernand.
Why does Edmond endanger only Albert during the carnival?
200
The main theme of Oedipus is that fate cannot be evaded no matter what is done to stop it
What is the main theme of Oedipus?
200
Athena vouches for and protects Odysseus because she recognizes his superior war strategy and respects him for it.
Why does Athena vouch for and protect Odysseus?
200
bring
Amy has to (take, bring) the books to the library.
200
quiddity
Communication is a ______ in a marriage.
300
Edmond makes his revenge plan so elaborate in order to thoroughly conceal his identity and in order to truly hurt the ones he seeks out for revenge.
Why does Edmond make his revenge plan so elaborate?
300
Teiresias originally comes to visit Oedipus in order to decipher Apollo’s words but later tells Oedipus that he is the plague. Teiresias brings the drive for Oedipus to investigate Laios’ death.
Why must Teiresias come to visit Oedipus after Kreon’s return?
300
Hermes gives Odysseus an elixir that makes him immune to Circe’s magic.
How does Hermes help Odysseus on Circe’s Island?
300
burst
The police (busted, burst) into the their house.
300
affectation
The ______ of Laura was clear, although she seemed fine her family could tell something was wrong.
400
Edmond’s letter to Valentine and Maximilien reveals that true happiness cannot be obtained without first experiencing true despair.
What theme of the novel does Edmond’s letter to Valentine and Maximilien reveal?
400
Oedipus is speaking to the chorus and to the people after he stabbed his eyes out with the gold broaches. Nothing was worth seeing because everything he saw around him was a lie and he can now see the truth much more clearly through his inward vision.
Quote ID: “Why should I have eyes. Why, when nothing I saw was worth seeing? Nothing.”
400
Odysseus keeps his identity a secret from Penelope because he wants to see if she is still truly loyal to him. Also, he wants to determine if she truly waited for him throughout their twenty years apart.
Why does Odysseus keep his identity a secret from Penelope when he arrives back in Ithaca?
400
further
I will look (further, father) into your proposition.
400
adventitious
His discovery was _____ and unusual.
500
Abbe Faria is speaking to Edmond in his cell, frustrated that his tunnel leads to another cell as opposed to the courtyard. It reveals that Faria, though extremely strong and innovative, is growing weak. It foreshadows his death later in the novel.
Quote ID: “Finally, do you know that I thought myself to be almost at the end of my labor and felt that I had just enough strength left to finish it when I suddenly learned that it had all been in vain?”
500
Oedipus' fate is ironic because he has to spend the rest of his life and die on the mountain where he was originally supposed to die as a child.
What is the irony behind Oedipus having to spend the end of his life on Kithairon?
500
When Laertes is pierced in the neck with a spear, Athena takes her full form and urges the men of Ithaca to make peace between them. Odysseus does not comply with her instructions because he wants to avenge the death of his father.
What actions prompts Athena to call off the fighting between Odysseus’ troops and the relatives of the suitors? Why doesn’t Odysseus comply?
500
lay
Yesterday I (lay, laid) down for a nap.
500
fortuitous
Anabel said meeting her husband was ________ because she spilled a drink on him.