"Not so, if thou wouldst reason with thyself, As ... I with myself. First, I bid thee think, Would any mortal choose a troubled reign Of terrors rather than secure repose, If the same power were given him."
Who is Creon?
100
At three way crossroad.
Where did Laius die?
200
The brooches from Jocasta's robe
What does Oedipus use to stab out his own eyes?
200
Jocasta
What is the name of the Main Character's wife?
200
Corinth
What is the name of the city where Oedipus grew up?
200
If you know something, in God's name, do not turn your back on us. Look. All of us here, on our knees, beseech you.
Who is Oedipus?
200
Laisus's death.
Whose murder must be avenged to end the plague in thebes?
300
Olive branches
What did they use as an offering to the gods?
300
Jocasta and Laius
Who were the Main Character's real parents?
300
Mt. Citharon
What is the name of the place where Oedipus was given to the Corinthian Shepard?
300
"Thou blam'st my mood and seest not thine own Wherewith thou art mated; no, thou taxest me."
Who is Teiresias?
300
What a character or the audience knows something that another character doesn't know.
What is Dramatic Irony?
400
Black Plague
What was everyone supposedly dying from?
400
Creon
What is the name of Oedipus' Brother-in-Law?
400
Delphi
What is the name of the place where Oedipus was told by the Oracle that he would be the murderer of his father?
400
"Offspring of endless Night, thou hast no power O'er ... me or any man who sees the sun."
Who is Oedipus?
400
A literary text that attacks human vices using irony, sarcasm, or derision
What is satire?
500
Sphinx
What was parked at the city gates of Thebes?
500
The Sphinx's
From who's curse did Oedipus rescue Thebes?
500
Phocis
What is the name of the country where Laius was killed?
500
"No, for thy weird is not to fall byme. I leave to Apollo what concerns the god."
Who is Teiresias?
500
They're the same person.
What is the disturbing relation between Oedipus and his wife?