gods/fate in oedipus Flashcards
What does Apollo tel Creon?
They need to drive corruption from the land to cure the plague
What do the Chorus pray for?
For sickness to be driven out + get rid of the god of death
How does Oedipus respond to the chorus’ prayers?
“You pray to the gods? Let me grand your prayers”
How does Tiresias respond to Oedipus’ taunts? What does this show?
“I am not your slave. I serve Apollo”
Devotion to the Gods
What was the prophecy Jocasta told Oedipus?
An oracle told Lauis that doom would strike down from his son, so he left him on a mountain
What future did Apollo show Oedipus when he was in Corinth?
He showed him how he was fated to marry his mother + kill his father
Who does Jocasta pray to? And what does she pray for?
Apollo + prays for them to all be cleansed + free
What does Oedipus say Apollo did to him?
He appointed his agonies + pains
What does Oedipus pray for in the end of the play?
That his children have a better life than his
What sort of world do they live in? What does this mean?
Deterministic
Fate will happen no matter how people try to run from it
What was Oedipus destined for? Where do we see this in the play?
Tragedy + punishment
When the Shepard says “you were born for pain”
What does Dobbs say about power + fate?
We feel pity for the fragile state of man + terror for a world who’s laws we don’t understand
