Vocab
An official command, announcement, or statement
What is a proclamation / edict / decree?
Add an apostrophe + s
The old (previous) king of Thebes
Who is Laius?
What happens when Oedipus is left as a baby on the mountain?
The shepherd and messenger find him and bring him to Corinth
Thebes has a problem! It's being terrorized by the Sphinx, which is made up of these 3 creatures
What are lion (body), eagle (wings), and woman (face)
I was in _______________ when I discovered that my best friend was moving away
What is anguish?
Is this sentence grammatically correct:
Thebes's problems are pretty bad at the beginning of the play.
What is CORRECT?
Jocasta's brother, who becomes king after Oedipus
Who is Creon?
What happens when Oedipus hears the prophecy that he is going to kill his father and marry his mother?
He runs away from home
Thebes has issues! In the beginning of the play, what are some of those issues? (name at least 3)
What are plague, sickness, miscarriages, crops dying, cattle dying, famine, etc.
What is an oracle?
Is this sentence grammatically correct:
Jocasta's husbands were both kings.
What is CORRECT?
Either of two characters who are BLIND at some point of the play
BONUS 100 points can you name both?
What happens when Oedipus successfully defeats the sphinx?
What is he becomes king and gets to marry Jocasta?
Thebes has a conundrum! The people need to solve this mystery cold case....
What is the murder of Laius?
A character trait that eventually leads to the downfall of the tragic hero
What is a tragic flaw?
Is this sentence grammatically correct:
Tieresias' prophecy is coming true
What is INCORRECT
+ can you correct it for an extra 100 points?
Name BOTH of Oedipus's adopted parents (the king and queen of Corinth)
Who are Polybus and Merope?
What happens when Oedipus discovers the full truth and learns that Jocasta has killed herself? (What does he do?)
What is he blinds himself
Thebes has a quandary! Which god is angry at the lack of justice in the city?
Unable to be moved or changed
What is inexorable?
What is the ONLY case in which a word becomes possessive by JUST adding an apostrophe?
If the word is plural and ends in S
Who are Antigone, Ismene, Polynices, or Eteocles?
What happens when Creon returns from seeing the oracle?
Thebes has a dilemma! It's royal family tree is kind of.... weird. Please explain how.
What is INCEST?