Oedipus Rex vocab

Question 1

Anagnorisis

Answer 1

a point in the plot especially in a tragedy where the protagonist makes a discovery about themselves or their situtation

Question 2

catharsis

Answer 2

purification of the emotions through art that brings about spiritual renewal; achieved while watching tragedy.

Question 3

chorus

Answer 3

a group of characters who act as a collective; in oedipus rex, they speak for the city of Thebes

Question 4

compunction

Answer 4

remorse; feeling of anxiety of conscience for doing wrong

Question 5

culpable

Answer 5

responsible for wrong; blameworthy

Question 6

defilement

Answer 6

the event of making something foul, dirty, or unclean

Question 7

harmartia

Answer 7

tragic flaw

Question 8

hubris

Answer 8

excessive pride; arrogance

Question 9

oracle

Answer 9

holy place where gods told the future

Question 10

peripeteia

Answer 10

a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstance or situtation; reversal of fortune

Question 11

regicide

Answer 11

one who kills the king

Question 12

suppliant

Answer 12

a person who makes a humble request or plea

Question 13

tragedy

Answer 13

an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude. every tragedy has 6 parts.

Question 14

irony

Answer 14

contrast between expectation and reality.

Question 15

mimesis

Answer 15

imitation of the real world by recreating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature

Question 16

tragic hero

Answer 16

good/fine
true to life
etc.