foreshadowing/dramatic irony in oedipus Flashcards
1
Q
How does Oedipus respond when Creon say’s the name of the previous king? What is this?
A
“I never saw the man myself”
Dramatic irony
2
Q
How does Tiresias foreshadow future events?
A
“The murderer of Lauis - he is here”
3
Q
What does the Leader say he fears when Jocasta leaves?
A
That smth monstrous may come forth
4
Q
What effect is created when Tiresias directly blamed Oedipus for the plague?
A
Leaves the audience in suspense from this point as they try to figure out how O is involved
5
Q
What does Oedipus mock about Tiresias + why is this ironic foreshadowing?
A
“Stone-blind, stone-deaf - senses, eyes blind as stone”
Oedipus is exactly this by the end of the play
