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Quote bank Flashcards

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Here I am myself…

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Here I am myself—
you all know me, the world knows my fame:
I am Oedipus.

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you hurled the flame of pain
far, far from Thebes…

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you hurled the flame of pain
far, far from Thebes—you gods,
come now, come down once more!

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Thebes, city of death…

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Thebes, city of death, one long cortege
and the suffering rises
wails for mercy rise

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O golden daughter of god…

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O golden daughter of god, send rescue
radiant as the kindness in your eyes!

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Now my curse on the murderer. Whoever he is,
a lone man unknown in his crime…

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Now my curse on the murderer. Whoever he is,
a lone man unknown in his crime… let that man drag out
his life in agony, step by painful step

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Just send me home…

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Just send me home. You bear your burdens,
I’ll bear mine. It’s better that way,
please believe me.

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Did you rise to the crisis?…

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Did you rise to the crisis? Not a word,
you and your birds, your gods—nothing.
No, but I came by, Oedipus the ignorant,
I stopped the Sphinx! With no help from the birds,
the flight of my own intelligence hit the mark.

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Blind…, beggar…,
he will grope his way toward a foreign soil,…

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Blind who now has eyes, beggar who now is rich,
he will grope his way toward a foreign soil,
a stick tapping before him step by step.

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But whether a mere man can know the truth, whether … No, not till I see…

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But whether a mere man can know the truth,
whether a seer can fathom more than I—
there is no test, no certain proof… No, not till I see
these charges proved will I side with his accusers

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Never will I…

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Never will I convict my king, never in my heart

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It’s perfect justice…

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It’s perfect justice:
natures like yours are hardest on themselves

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Look at you…

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Look at you, sullen in yielding, brutal in your rage— you will go too far

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You who set our beloved land—storm-tossed, shattered—
straight on course…

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You who set our beloved land—storm-tossed, shattered—
straight on course. Now again, good helmsman,
steer us through the storm!

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no skill in the world…

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no skill in the world, nothing human can penetrate the future

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Great laws…

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Great laws tower above us, reared on high
born for the brilliant vault of heaven

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They are dying, the old oracles sent to Laius…

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They are dying, the old oracles sent to Laius
…Nowhere Apollo’s golden glory now—
the gods, the gods go down.

17
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…
that is the only name I have for you,

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Man of agony—
that is the only name I have for you,

18
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If you are the man he says you are…

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If you are the man he says you are, believe me
you were born for pain

19
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is there a man more agonized?…

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is there a man more agonized?… Not a man on earth, the joy of your life ground down to nothing

20
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My destiny…

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My destiny, my dark power, what a leap you made!

21
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Take me away…

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Take me away, far, far from Thebes,
quickly, cast me away, my friends

22
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this man cursed to heaven…

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this man cursed to heaven,
the man the deathless gods hate most of all

23
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Now as we keep our watch and wait the final days…

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Now as we keep our watch and wait the final day,
count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last

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25
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So, you mock…

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So, you mock my blindess? You’re blind to the corruption of your life
-Tiresias

26
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How terrible..

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How terrible… to see the truth when the truth is only pain to him who sees

27
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Destiny guide me always…

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Destiny guide me always destiny find me filled with reverence pure in word and deed

28
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It’s mine alone…

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It’s mine alone, **my destiny – I am Oedipus **

29
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No, I’ll start again…

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No, I’ll start again – I’ll bring it all to light myself

30
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When my enemy moves against me quickly…

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When my enemy moves against me quickly, plots in secret, I move, quickly too, I must

31
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You and your loved ones…

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You and your loved ones live together in infamy, you cannot see how far you’ve gone in guilt

32
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My troubles are…

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My troubles are mine and I am the only man alive who can sustain them

33
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You cannot equal…

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You cannot equal the gods, your children know that, bending at your altar

34
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I grieve for these people…

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I grieve for these people, my people, far more than I fear for my own life

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Oedipus Quotes (2 decks)

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