Oedipus
Count no man happy until he is dead
Chorus
How did polybus die
He died of old age
What has been happening in Thebes that brings all members of the community to oedipus palace for answers
A plague has descended upon the entire city;there is no reproduction
When oedipus asks the prophet to reveal the name of the murderer what is the prophets response
Although Tiresias knows the answer it is better that no one else ever learns the truth
Why had oedipus fled Corinth many years before
An oracle told him that he would kill his father and marry his mother
One of Oedipus daughters
Antigone
Who had been sent for to say good-bye to oedipus
Antigone and ismene
To whom Creon was sent to seek information
Apollo
Who does oedipus accuse of being behind a plot to destroy him
Creon
Who does oedipus send to Delphi to learn how to save Thebes
Creon
Who takes over as the ruler of Thebes
Creon
What is creons main reason for not wanting to be king
Creon has a luxuriant lifestyle without kingly duties to attend to
What suggestion does Creon make when oedipus asks about the message from the god apollo
Creon suggests that they talk privately somewhere about the gods message
Who does the chorus claim can settle the dispute between oedipus and Creon
D
Delivered baby oedipus to the mountain to die alone
First messenger
How does oedipus react to the shepherds reluctance to speak
He becomes angry and threatens to kill the shepherd
What became of the only surviving member of the attack in king Laius's party
He begged Jocasta to send him as far from Thebes as possible
Who does oedipus claim to still fear in Corinth
He fears merope the wife of polybus
What did the messenger claim to have heard beyond the locked doors to the queens apartment
He heard her screaming some absurdities about king Laius and oedipus but he could not understand her
Specifically what is oedipus afraid of in corinth
He is afraid that he will marry his mother and the two will have children
How does oedipus react to the Corinthian messengers news
He is filled with relief
The shepherd didn't destroy the infant as instructed because
He pities the infant and gave it to someone far away from Thebes
What is oedipus's reaction to hearing that Laius was killed in a place where three highways met
He remembers an altercation he once had in the same location
What does oedipus do after he held Jocasta in his arms
He takes the brooches from her gown and blinds himself
How does the shepherd react when the messenger states that king oedipus was the baby the shepherd had given him
He tells the messenger to hold his tongue
What does oedipus claim he will do now that the truth is known
He will exile himself just as he said he would do to the murderer of king Laius
What deed had oedipus accomplished that makes the people believe that he is "the man surest in mortal ways/and wisest in the ways of god"
He'd solved the riddle of the Sphinx and it killed itself
Oedipus berates his people with regard to king Laius because
If the oracle had not commanded it they would have ignored their kings murderer
Why had the infant been handed over to the shepherd to begin with
It had been foretold that he would grow to kill his father and marry his mother
Oracles and prophets should not be delivered
Jocasta
Queen of Thebes
Jocasta
The public display of grief and pain is improper
Jocasta
Who begs Oedipus to forget about finding the truth of his parentage?
Jocasta
Who had originally given the infant to the shepherd
Jocasta
What convinces oedipus to allow Creon to leave
Jocasta begged for her brothers life and oedipus relented
What news does the second messenger bring
Jocasta is dead
Oedipus' adoptive mother
Merope
Upon what mountain had the infant Oedipus been found?
Mt. Cithaeron
King of Thebes; name translates as swollen foot
Oedipus
Who does the prophet finally reveal as the murderer of king Laius
Oedipus
Whose great days are like ghosts gone
Oedipus
Why is Creon upset at the opening of scene 2
Oedipus has accused him of treason
What takes the messengers attention away from the disturbance in the queens room
Oedipus runs in calling for a sword and cursing his wife
Which of the following is not an example of irony in the play
Oedipus' defeat of the Sphinx
What revelation does the messenger make to oedipus
Polybus was not oedipus's natural father
What proof does Jocasta offer that prophets do not tell the truth
She had been told that she would marry her own son but she'd killed the child
What happens to jocasta
She hangs her herself
Who does oedipus insist Jocasta send for
She sends for the surviving member of lauis's entourage
Who identified the old shepherd as the man who spared the infant oedipus
The Corinthian messenger
What news does the messenger from Corinth bring to Thebes
The king of Corinth is dead oedipus is to be crowned king
Who gave oedipus to polybus and merope
The messenger
How did polybus come to raise oedipus as his own son
The messenger had been given an infant found in the mountains and he in turn gave the child to the king and the queen
What truth does oedipus learn
The prophecy was right he killed his father Laius and married his mother jocasta
What do the people of Thebes want oedipus to do for them
They blame him for the problems and want him to leave town
No one attempted to find out the truth about what had happened to Laius because
They were too busy trying to defeat the Sphinx that was terrifying Thebes
How did the shepherd and the messenger from Corinth know each other
They'd tended their flocks together for three seasons
What is significant about Creon rejecting oedipus' hand and plea for support
This signifies oedipus' forfeiting of the throne
What conclusion does oedipus jump to when the prophet continually refuses to give specific information about the events surrounding the death of king Laius
Tiresias must have been in on the plot to kill Laius
What is Creons defense against the accusations against him
Why would he want stress of being king when he already enjoys the same perks
The name of the main character of this play is pronounce most like
ed-uh-puh-s
