Oedipus

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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


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