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Greek Drama
Characters
Plot Points
Quotes
Misc
100
Greek theater evolved from a festival to honor him
Who is Dionysius?
100
This man is a blind prophet.
Who is Tiresias?
100
The cause of the plague in Thebes.
What is the murder of King Laius?
100
"Now my curse upon the murderer" is an example of this.
What is dramatic irony?
100
This happens to Jocasta at the end of the play.
What is she hangs herself?
200
The number of actors in a Greek play
What is 2 or 3?
200
Oedipus' brother-in-law, he becomes king at the end of the play.
Who is Creon?
200
Two events that helped Oedipus become King of Thebes.
What are defeated the Sphinx and death of former king?
200
"I am the land's avenger" is an example of this.
What is Oedipus' nobility?
200
"Rex" stands for this.
What is the king?
300
This group sings and chants all of their lines.
What is the chorus?
300
This man reveals that Oedipus was adopted.
Who is the Messenger from Corinth?
300
The purpose of the priest speech.
What is to call Oedipus to action?
300
The audience for Oedipus' speech in scene 1/
What is the people of Thebes?
300
Reason listed by Creon for not wanting to become king.
What is too much trouble?
400
The use of these allowed actors to play multiple roles.
What are masks?
400
This man reveals the final truth about King Laius and Oedipus.
Who is the Shepherd?
400
These two quests drive the action of the play.
What are Oedipus' quest for identity and the quest to find Laius' murderer?
400
"I have such fury in me" is an example of this.
What is Oedipus' tragic flaw?
400
The name Oedipus means this.
What is swollen foot?
500
These are 4 main parts of the Greek stage.
What is skene, theatron, orchestra, and parados?
500
Oedipus originally believes this man to be his father.
Who is King Polybus of Corinth?
500
Oedipus' three requests to Creon.
What are exile, bury Jocasta, and see daughters?
500
The priest's listing of the problems in town is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is pathos?
500
The name of Oedipus' daughters.
What is Antigone and Ismene?