Family Matters
Oedipus's name means ...
Swollen Feat
Tragedies should evoke ...
Pity and Fear
What is a character trait that Jocasta and Oedipus have in common?
Pride and/or determination
What is the name of the blind prophet?
Teiresias
What does Creon report after returning from Delphi?
Laius's killer must be found to save Thebes from the blight.
King Polybus of Corinth.
Oedipus's fatal flaw or hamartia is his...
Hubris
What is a moment where Oedipus is both prideful, condescending, and mocking of others wisdom?
When he mocks Teiresias and his visions.
What did King Laius do to his son after hearing a strange prophecy?
Bound his feet and had a herdsman take him away.
Why didn't anyone investigate Laius's murder all those years ago?
The Sphinx was attacking the city.
Why is Jocasta happy that Polybus is dead?
She thinks his death means the prophecy is false.
What is it called when the audience knows something the characters do not?
Dramatic Irony.
In the theme of Fate vs. Free Will, what evidence is there that fate ruled Oedipus’ life?
It was fate (the shepherd) that Oedipus was saved at Mt. Cithaeron.
It was fate that Oedipus couldn’t avoid the prophecy from coming true.
What was the strange prophecy King Laius was told about his son?
King Laius was told his son would kill him and marry his mother.
What do they say they will do to King Laius's killer?
He must be banished or killed.
What does the messenger tell Oedipus about Polybus and Merope?
They are not his natural parents.
Where does Jocasta meet her tragic fate?
She hangs herself inside the palace.
When does Oedipus quest to discover his origins begin?
What does Oedipus do after the first time hearing the prophecy that he will kill his father and marry his mother?
He leaves Corinth and goes to Thebes.
Who is reported to have killed King Laius, as reported by a former servant of the House.
A group of robbers or bandits (Plural).
Oedipus says goodbye to his daughters before leaving the city of Thebes at the end of the play. What were their names?
Antigone and Ismene.
What are the 6 elements of tragedy?
1)Serious 2) Complete 3) Magnitude 4) Action, not narrative 5) Language Embellished 6) Purgation of the emotions (Pity and Fear)
The ending of Oedipus Rex and Oedipus's final act before exile is relevant to which major theme?
Sight and knowing.
Blindness and unknowing.
What does Jocasta think about the prophecy about her firstborn son?
She dismisses the prophecy, believing she has already avoided it.
Where was King Laius killed?
At the cross of three roads, between Delphi and Thebes