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Context Plot Tragedy Quotes Random Characters


This person wrote Oedipus Rex


It is the city in which Oedipus Rex takes place


This patron god of music, poetry, oracles, plague, and knowledge serves as one of

the main mythological figures in the play. Also, it is at this

god’s temple in Delphi where Oedipus’ prophecy is first

revealed.


Although only seven survive today, this is the number of

plays Sophocles wrote (We will accept answers within 5 of the

actual number)


It is the year in which Oedipus Rex was written


These are the names of Oedipus’ real mother and

father


This is how Oedipus became king


The two individuals Oedipus accuses of betraying him in an attempt to seize the crown for

themselves


The “cure” to the plague that is ravaging the kingdom at the

beginning of the play, at least according to the oracles


This was the reason why an infant Oedipus was left to die

by his real parents


This is commonly referred to as the “opposite of tragedy,”

when in reality that may not be the case


These are two components of Tragedy (There are many

possible answers!)


This person is the reason for the fall of Oedipus


These are two of Oedipus’ tragic flaws (natural misgivings which lead to his own failure)


A term coined by Aristotle to describe a protagonist who is perfect, except for one or two natural shortcomings which typically bring about his/her

failure


“O light, let me look at you one final time, a man who stands

revealed as cursed, cursed by birth, cursed by my own family, and cursed by murder where I

should not have killed”


“So I say this to you, since you

have chosen to insult

my

blindness—you

have your

eyesight,

and you

do

not see

how

miserable you

are,

or

where you live,

or

who it is

who shares your

household”


“Do

not condemn

me

on

an

unapproved charge. It’s

not fair to judge these things

by

guesswork, to

assume

bad

men

are

good

or

good

men

bad…

Give it some ti

me.

Then you’ll see clearly, since

only ti

me can fully validate

a

man

who’s true.

A

bad

man is

exposed in just

one

day

”


“Poor

wretched

Oedipus, your fate stands

here to

demonstrate for

me

how

no

mortal

man is

ever

blessed”


“Why should a man whose life seems ruled by chance

live in fear– a man who never looks ahead, who has

no certain vision of his future? It’s best to live

haphazardly, as best one can”


This term

describes the “Character(s)” that

sing to the

audience

at

certain

points in

Greek

plays


This is

what the

name “Oedipus”

means


The

blind

prophet,

who

warns

Oedipus

of

his

eventual

doom


This character is typically labeled the “Voice

of

Reason” in the

play


These

are the

names

of

Oedipus’ two

daughters.

Daily Double!!!


It is the city in

which

Oedipus

Rex takes

place


This is

one

aspect

of the

play thus far

which relates to

our

world today (There

are

MANY

possible

answers…

but you

must convince

me!)


The

psychologist

who coined the term “Oedipus

Complex” to

describe

man’s subconscious

desire to kill

his father

and sleep

with

his

mother.


This is the main function of the chorus


This is the answer Oedipus would give to the question of fate vs. free will (Again, there are two possible answers…

You must convince me of why one might be better than the

other!)


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Mythology


This is the Sphinx’s riddle (and accompanying answer)


What goes on four feet in the morning, two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

(A Human)


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