ENGLISH WEEK 5 - OEDIPUS REX, DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH Flashcards
1
Q
are the exact
words of the speaker
A
Direct Speech
2
Q
what the
speaker said without using the
exact words
A
Indirect Speech
3
Q
native of Thebes; subject of a terrible prophecy that
has him killing his father and marrying his mother;
A
Oedipus
4
Q
Queen of Thebes; marries Oedipus after the death
of her husband, the King
A
Jocasta
5
Q
father of Oedipus, late king of Thebes
A
Laius
6
Q
Jocasta’s brother
A
Creon
7
Q
predicts Oedipus’ fate
A
Oracle of Delphi
8
Q
children of Oedipus and Jocasta
A
Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, Ismene
9
Q
adoptive parents of Oedipus
A
Polybus and Merope
10
Q
blind clairvoyant
A
Tiresius
