"Jocasta Quotes" Flashcards
1
Q
Respect + stop conflict
A
“Why this rage?”
“I respect you, Jocasta”
“my lord”
“Who means more to me than you?”
2
Q
Defying the prophecy - Oedipus still believes gods
A
“A prophet?, well then, free yourself of every charge!”
“my god, my god - what have you planned to do to me?”
“So much for prophecy. It’s neither here nor there”
“You prophecies of the gods, where are you now?”
“I live in fear, I must.”
“worthless”
3
Q
Jocasta becomes mad at Oedipus
A
“if you love your own life, call off this search!”
“Listen to you? No more”
“man of agony”
4
Q
Jocastas monstrous last scene
A
“ripping her hair out”
“she wept, mourning the marriage-bed”
“hanging by the neck”
*FINISH - DOES NOT ENTER STAGE AFTERWARDS”
