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oedipus the king plot Flashcards

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Why was Oedipus given the crown of Thebes?

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He solved the riddle of the Sphinx

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Who is Creon?

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Oedipus’ brother in law
Jocastas brother

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What does Oedipus send Creon to do?

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Consult Apollo about how to stop the plague

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What does Creon say Oedipus must do to save his people?

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Oedipus must find Lauis’ killer and avenge his death

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Who is Lauis?

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Former King of Thebes

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What does Creon say Oedipus must drive from the land?

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“Drive corruption from the land”

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What does Tiresias say to Oedipus when he goes to consult him?

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Tiresias tells Oedipus to leave + spare both of them the pain

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Who is Tiresias?

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An old blind prophet

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What does Tiresias eventually tell oedipus?

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“You are the curse, the corruption of the land”

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What does Tiresias tell Oedipus that is more direct?

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“You are the murderer you hunt”

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What does Oedipus accuse Tiresias + Creon of?

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Trying to steal Oedipus’ throne

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What does Tiresias say about Oedipus’ downfall?

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“Creon is not your downfall, you are your own”

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What interaction do Tiresias + Oedipus have after O accuses T?

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They have a confrontational, angry interaction

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What does Tiresias say before leaving Oedipus’ palace?

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The killer is in Thebes, will become blind + will turn out to be the son + husband of his mother
Brother + father to his children

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What does Oedipus accuse Creon of?

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Plotting to kill him

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16
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Who is Joctasta?

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Oedipus’ wife

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What does Jocasta say when she intervenes bet. Oedipus + Creon?

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She asks them if their not ashamed with an outburst when the land is sick

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How does Jocasta respond when Oedipus tells her about the prophecies?

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She says “nothing human can penetrate the future”
She doesn’t believe them

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What story does Jocasta tell Oedipus to reassure him?

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That an oracle came to Lauis one day + told him he would be killed by his son
But Lauis was killed by a stranger, so she says it didn’t come true

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What does Oedipus ask Jocasta?

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Where Lauis was killed + how many people he was with

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Who reported to Jocasta the info about Lauis’ death?

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A lone survivor

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Who does Oedipus ask Jocasta to bring?

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The lone survivor - the only witness

23
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What story does Oedipus tell Jocasta?

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He was told his parents in Corinth weren’t his real parents; he received the prophecy that he would marry his mother + kill his father so he ran away from Corinth + on the way he met travellers on the cross road where Lauis was killed

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What does Oedipus tell Jocasta he did at the crossroad?

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He had a confrontation w one of the men + he killed them all

25
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What does Oedipus realise after telling Jocasta the story?

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He starts to realise that he may be the killer

26
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What does Oedipus say should happen to him after he starts to realise the truth?

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“I must be exiled”

27
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What is Jocasta convinced of?

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She’s still convinced that her son was killed + wouldn’t have the chance to kill anyone

28
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What does the chorus say about pride?

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“Pride breeds the tyrant”

29
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What does the chorus sing about the truth of the prophecy?

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If the prophecy isn’t true, their religious faith is in danger of dying

30
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What does Jocasta say about the prophecies?

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“The latest prophecies are hollow”

31
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What does the messenger tell Jocasta? Why is this good news for them?

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That Polybus (Oedipus’ biological father) is dead
O thinks that P is his biological father + if he didn’t kill him, the prophecy is false

32
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What does Jocasta say about prophecies now that the news about Polybus has reached?

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“They’re nothing, worthless”

33
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What does Oedipus say when Jocasta tells him not to worry anymore? Why does he say this?

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“I live in fear, I must”
Because his mother is still alive, so the prophecy can still fulfil

34
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What does the messenger reveal to Oedipus?

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That Polybus wasn’t Oedipus’ real father

35
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What is revealed about who the messenger really is?

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The messenger was given Oedipus as a baby with his legs bound, after he was abandoned in Mount Cithaeron

36
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What happened to Oedipus’ ankles?

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They were pinned together + now he has scars

37
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What is the foreshadowing of Oedipus’ ankle scars?

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They are a reminder of his fate

38
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What does the messenger say about Oedipus’ name? What does this mean?

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“You got your name from that misfortune”
Oedipus means feet in Greek

39
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Who gave Oedipus to the Messenger?

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A servant of Lauis

40
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What does Jocasta tell Oedipus to stop?

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“Stop in the name of god, if you love your own life call off this search!”

41
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What does Oedipus say he must know?

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“I must know my birth”

42
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What does the Shepard say when he finds out who Oedipus is?

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He says he doesn’t want to give any info

43
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What does Oedipus do to the Shepard?

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He twists his arms back + tortures him

44
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What does the Shepard say about the day he found Oedipus?

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“I wish to god I’d died that day”

45
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What does the Shepard reveal?

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That the baby was given to him by Jocasta to kill bc she was afraid of the prophecy
But he took pity + couldn’t kill him

46
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What does the Shepard say Oedipus was born for?

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“You were born for pain”

47
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What does Oedipus say after the revelation of who he is?

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“Cursed in my birth, cursed in marriage”

48
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What does the messenger report towards the end of the play?

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“The Queen is dead”

49
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What is Oedipus compared to when he bursts in to see dead Jocasta?

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“Circling like a maddened beast”

50
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What does oedipus do after cutting Jocasta down?

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He rips of the brooches from her dress and lifts them high, looking into the points + digs them into the sockets of his eyes

51
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What does Oedipus say after the blinding?

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“You’ll see no more the pain I suffered, all the pain I caused”

52
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What does Oedipus command should happen to him in the end of the play?

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He commands to be exiled from Thebes

53
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What does Oedipus say the Gods feel about him?

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“The man the gods hate most of all”

54
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What does Oedipus ask Creon to do?

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Exile him, bury Jocasta + look after his children

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