"The news I bring ought to mean joy from you, though it may be you will find some grief in it."
Messenger
100
How did Polybus die?
Natural causes (old age & sickness)
100
A person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. This person is fated by the Gods or by some supernatural force to doom and destruction or at least to great suffering.
Tragic Hero
100
Bad news that the messenger from Corinth brings.
King Polybus is dead.
200
Blind prophet's name
Teiresias
200
"Listen to what this man says, and then tell me what has become of the solemn prophecies."
Jocasta
200
Who is Oedipus determined to find at the end of the scene?
The one survivor from the murder scene of Laius.
200
Type of Greek play based on human suffering
Tragedy
200
Good news the messenger from Corinth brings.
People of Corinth want Oedipus to be their King.
300
Adoptive father of Oedipus
King Polybus
300
"And yet-- must I not fear my mother's bed?"
Oedipus
300
How does Jocasta leave the palace?
Distraught; she was trying to stop Oedipus from pursuing the truth.
300
Excessive pride or confidence.
Hubris
300
What does the Messenger tell Oedipus about his parents?
He is ADOPTED!
400
Adoptive mother of Oedipus
Queen Merope
400
"Forget this herdsman. Forget it all. This is a waste of time!"
Jocasta
400
What "proof" does Jocasta have that prophecies are "worthless?"
King Polybus died of natural causes, not at the hands of his son Oedipus.
400
Inborn character flaw or weakness.
Tragic flaw
400
What does the Messenger from Corinth tell Oedipus about the role he played in his early life?
He was the shepherd who gave him to King Polybus.
500
Leader of the Chorus
Choragos
500
"I fear this silence: something dreadful may come of it."
Choragos
500
What part of the prophecy is Oedipus still worried about?
He is afraid of Queen Merope, because he does not want to sleep with his mother.
500
Occurs when the reader or audience knows something important that a character does not know.
Dramatic Irony
500
What does Jocasta realize before Oedipus does at the end of the scene?