Oedipus + Antigone

Question 0

Comedy

Answer 0

Play ends happily

Question 1

Drama

Answer 1

Story enacted by live characters

Question 2

Tragedy

Answer 2

Play ends unhappily

Question 3

Tragic hero

Answer 3

Admired but has tragic flaw

Question 4

Tragic flaw

Answer 4

Too much of one thing that leads to character downfall

Question 5

Dialogue

Answer 5

Convo between characters

Question 6

Monologue

Answer 6

One character speaks with silent listeners

Question 7

Soliloquy

Answer 7

Character alone on stage sharing own thoughts

Question 8

Aside

Answer 8

Onstage characters can’t hear

One person talking to audience

Question 9

3 things wrong with thebes

Answer 9

Plague
Starvation
Children dying

Question 10

Where does the play take place

Answer 10

Thebes

Question 11

Who is the founder of thebes

Answer 11

Cadmus

Question 12

Who Laius

Answer 12

Oedipus dad

Jocasta’s husband

Question 13

Who is Jocasta

Answer 13

Laius’ wife

Oedipus’ wife/mother

Question 14

Who is oedipus

Answer 14

Offspring of Laius and Jocasta

Question 15

Who is menoecus

Answer 15

Jocasta and creon’s dad

Question 16

Who are oedipus and Jocasta’a children

Answer 16

Eteocles
Polynicles
Ismene
Antigone

Question 17

Who is creon

Answer 17

Jocasta’a brother

Question 18

Who is eurydice

Answer 18

Creon’s wife

Mother of haeman and megareus

Question 19

Who is haeman

Answer 19

Creon and eurydice son

Question 20

Who is megareus

Answer 20

Creon and Eurydice daughter

Question 21

Where are oedipus’ adopted parents from

Answer 21

Corinth

Question 22

Who are oedipus’ adopted parents

Answer 22

Polybus and Merope

Question 23

What is dramatic irony

Answer 23

When readers know something that characters do not

Question 24

What is a motif

Answer 24

A distinctive feature or idea in literary work | Something repeated throughout

Question 25

What is the play's theme

Answer 25

Fate is inevitable

Question 26

How does sophocles use dramatic irony to enhance play

Answer 26

Tells audience the prophecy

Question 27

Role of a monologue in a play

Answer 27

Something significant is stated Explains character traits One person talking w silent listeners

Question 28

What is the diff between blind and sight

Answer 28

Blind- knows truth (tiresias) | Sight- hidden from truth (oedipus)

Question 29

How did Ancient Greeks view women

Answer 29

Baby makers, dependent on men, sex objects

Question 30

What is the use of a play's foil

Answer 30

Contradicts protagonist Creon vs. oedipus (Rational vs. irrational)

Question 31

Oedipus change throughout story?

Answer 31

Kindhearted/caring - -> arrogant/cocky/defensive/jerk - ->mournful/remorse/feels bad

Question 32

Describe ismene

Answer 32

``` Rational Beautiful Ideal girl Talkative Foil to antigone ```

Question 33

Describe Antigone

Answer 33

Disobedient Opposite of ismene Defiant

Question 34

Haemon

Answer 34

Antigone's fiance

Question 35

What happens to Eurydice

Answer 35

Kills self bc her kids are dead leaving creon all alone

Question 36

What is creon's motivation to execute Antigone

Answer 36

Prove he is a strong leader Keep his pride No family treatment Won't listen to a woman