Oedipus Contexts + Terms

Question 1

WHEN was Oedipus set? 🖐️

Answer 1

5th Century Athens

Question 2

DEFINE thymos 🦁

Answer 2

Passion/Motivation/Drive

Question 3

WHAT is the moment when eveything suddenly goes wrong called? 🍗🌶️🦮

Answer 3

Peripeteia

Question 4

WHAT is the Ancient Greek term for fate? 👩🏻/🫵🏾

Answer 4

Moira

Question 5

DEFINE Hubris ⚡️

Answer 5

Excessive pride towards the Gods/Defiance

Question 6

WHAT is the term for family in Greek theatre? 👨‍👩‍👧

Answer 6

Philoi 🤗

Question 7

WHAT were attitudes to prophecy like during this time ➕ WHY? 🍗🌶️

Answer 7

5 CENT ATHENS =

Speculation ⬆️⬆️ towards their validity due to FAKE oracles in Sparta to remove Pericles from power

Question 8

WHAT did Sophocles think about the Gods? ✝️

Answer 8

He was a religious man who believed in the power of the Gods Will

Question 9

WHAT are the 1️⃣3️⃣ parts to an Ancient Greek play + in Oedipus?

Answer 9

1) Stage Directions
-Background info up

2) Prologue
-Oedipus introduces himself up to Creon finishing telling him about the Laius’ ☠️

3) Parados
-1st Choral song (entrance song)
-Theban elders praying to various Gods

4) 1st Episode/Scene
-Oedipus’ proclamation to O&Ts agon

5) 1st Stasimon/Choral Ode
-Chorus is confused but side with Oedipus (saved them from Sphinx)

6) 2nd Episode/Scene
-Oedipus accuses Creon
- Jocasta tells Oedipus of Baby
- Oedipus calls for the Shepherd

7) 2nd Staismon/Choral Ode
- Chorus sings on the foolishness of avoiding fate

8) 3rd Episode
- Jocasta prays to Apollos altar that Oedipus will ❌ thinking about past
-A messenger comes and says Polybus ☠️ + Oedipus = ❌ son
- He elaborates and Jocasta realises

9) 3rd Stasimon
- Chorus = questions parentage + birth

10) 4th Episode
-The shepherd arrives + admits the baby was Lauis’ + ❌ kill it
- Oedipus realises

11) 4th Stasimon
- Chorus sing how fate is unavoidable and wish they never met Oedipus

12) 5th Episode
- A second messenger tells to people how Jocasta hung herself and Oedipus = blinded
- The chorus say he should’ve killed himself
- Oedipus blames fate on Apollo but self for blindness
- Creon brings Antigone & Ismene to comfort but Oedipus asks to be exiled

13) Exodus
- The chorus sing lamentations to the citizens of Thebes + how there’s only happiness in death

Question 10

WHAT is the term for the moment of realisation for the character?

Answer 10

Anagnorisis

Question 11

WHAT is ‘truth’?

Answer 11

Aléthia