Oh those Greeks!
What is going on here!?
what's that word mean?
Ranting & Arguing
Who said it?
100

Who was the former King of Thebes?

King Lauis

100

What problem is afflicting the city of Thebes?

Thebes is unable to produce any crops, causing a famine. A plague.

100

What does defile mean?

to pollute; to corrupt

100

What rhetorical device is being used here:  

When the Priest went to Oedipus for his assistance to save the town again. "For now this land of ours calls you its savior since you saved it once." The Priest trusts Oedipus and his capabilities to save the town because he hasn't let them down before.  

Ethos

100

"Then I will tell you what I heard at Delphi./In plain words/The god commands us to expel from the land of Thebes/An old defilement we are sheltering."

Creon

200

How is Creon related to Oedipus? What is Creon's title? 

He is Oedipus' brother-in-law and Prince of Thebes. 

200

What does Oedipus accuse Creon of doing?

Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to overthrow him. 

200

What does the word blight mean?

anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation. 

200

What rhetorical device is being used here:  

The Chorus responds to Oedipus' qualities as a noble King, as they state: "I know that I can depend on you: your devotion to King Laius was absolute, you never hesitated in your duty to our late ruler Oedipus." 

Pathos

200

"You shall see how I stand by you, as I should./To avenge the city and the city's god,/And not as though it were for some distant friend,/But for my own sake, to be rid of evil."

Oedipus

300

What Greek God has been speaking with the Oracle of Delphi? What are they the God/Goddess of? 

Apollo, God of the Sun, Plague, and Medicine. 

300

why does Oedipus feel he is the person most effected by the plague?

because he is the king and feels responsible for all the citizens of Thebes. 

300

What does it mean for something to have zeal

to have enthusiasm. 

300

What rhetorical device is being used: 

"He shall lie on this plain, unburied, and the birds and the scavenging dogs can do with him whatever they please."

Logos

300

"How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be/When there's no help in truth."



Teiresias

400

What is the role of the Greek Chorus within the context of Oedipus, The King?

The chorus in Oedipus Rex comprises the male elders of Thebes. Embedded in the community, they serve as a powerful indicator for how we, the audience, should react to the tragic events as they unfold.

400

What fear drove Jocasta to give her child to the Shepard to be killed? 


They feared the baby would kill King Lauis & wanted to avoid the prophecy coming true. 

400

What does lament mean? 

to express sorrow; to grieve

400

What two rhetorical devices are being used?

"I have nothing but contempt for the kind Governor who is afraid, for whatever reason to follow the course that he knows is best for the state."  

pathos & ethos

400

"Poor foolish men, what wicked din is this?/With Thebes sick to death, is it not shameful/That you should rake some private quarrel up?"

Jocasta

500

Who is the God of Thebes?

Dionysus

500

When Oedipus hears Jocasta's proof, why is he greatly disturbed?

He killed an older man at a crossroads. 


500

What does venerable mean? 

respected because of age

500

Is this ethos, logos, pathos, or a mixture?

"No one values friendship more highly than I; but we must remember that friends made at the risk of destroying the state are not real friends at all."

ethos, pathos, and logos. 

500

"Haughtiness and the high hand of disdain/Tempt and outrage God's holy law;/ And any mortal who dares hold/No immortal Power in awe/Will be caught up in a net of pain:/the price for which his levity is sold."

Chorus