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sooper duper oedipus
violence and murder and pestilence and incest!...oh my! -Connor
Question | Answer |
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what god is very angry at what oedipus and jocasta engaged/ing in? (INCEST!!!!!!!!!!!) | apollo, hmmm...not exactly the right god to piss off. |
Tiresias tells Oedipus what? | that he is the murderer he seeks |
what does the 3-way crossroads represent? | times of difficulty and decision |
what is ironic about Tiresias | he is blinds, yet he sees the truth |
what theme revolves around oedipus quest of escaping his fate? | the limits of freewill |
how did little old oedipus bcome king? | he defeated the ever so evil sphinx |
what accounts for the downfall of oedipus? | his hubris |
what device is used in this play to voice the voices of the common man regarding the actions taken in the play? | the chorus |
who, supposedly, wrote this here play for your reading enjoyment? | sophocles, or sofoecleez |
what does jocasta do when she finally acknowledges the truth? | she goes and kills herself, yessiree! |