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Oedipus - Retrieval
Oedipus - Retrieval Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corinth | where Oedipus grows up with King Polybus and Queeen Merope |
| Thebes | Oedipus' birth place with King Laius and Queen Jocasta |
| Mt. Cithaeron | Oedipus' place of suffering as a baby (feet bound together) and as a blind man (punishment for killing King Laius) |
| Phocis | where the 3 roads meet, symbolizing a choice (decision) to make |
| Fate | destiny; the Greek gods' plan for a human's life |
| Free will | a human's choice (decision) without the Greek gods' control |
| Foreshadowing | the clues or hints of future events |
| flashback | a reference or summary of an earlier event in time |
| dramatic irony | The audience knows more details than the character(s), which causes tension in a scene. |
| situational irony | the unexpected event happens |
| verbal irony | a play on words, where a word has two meanings |
| symbol | an object, item, character, or setting represents an idea |
| archetype | a pattern for a character, such as hero, villain, wise old man, mentor, and guide master |
| character foil | two characters have opposite traits in a scene; the opposite traits often create tension and conflict |
| monologue | a character's longer speech while other characters listen |
| logos | the appeal to reason in an argument or rhetoric |
| pathos | the appeal to emotion in an argument or rhetoric |
| triumvirate | three people rule a city equally |
| chorus in a play | represents the voice of the people |
| epiphany | a sudden realization of clarity or facts |
| catharsis | a purging of emotion, usually towards the ending of a play |
| tragedy | In Greek literature, this type of genre has a hero who must suffer a physical or emotional death to save the city. |
| identity quest | the journey to understand a person's background and personality |
| theme | a lesson or main idea within the literary piece |
| Oedipus | King Laius' and Queen Jocasta's son; king of Thebees |
| Jocasta | first marriage to King Laius; second marriage to Oedipus; attempts to control fate by attempted murder of own child |
| Laius | king of Thebes; marriage to Jocasta; attempts to control fate by attempted murder of own child |
| Creon | Jocasta's brother; the third member of the triumvirate |
| Tiresias | blind prophet; cannot tell a lie |
| Priest | works under Zeus; represents the people of Thebes in the beginning of the play to request King Oedipus' help to stop the pestilence |
| First senator | advisor to the members of the triumvirate; remains calm and rational as he hears opposing sides |
| First messenger from Corinth | a herdsman who accepts baby Oedipus and then gives the baby to the king and queen of Corinth |
| King Polybus | king of Corinth; adopts baby Oedipus |
| Queen Merope | queen of Corinth; adopts baby Oedipus |
| Herdsman (old man) from Thebes | two roles - 1) gives baby Oedipus to the Corinthian herdsman; 2) witnesses Oedipus kill King Laius |
| Second messenger from King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta's household | reveals Jocasta's death, which leaves Creon as the only ruler of Thebes |
| Phoebus Apollo | sun god who gives oracles |
| oracle | when the god Phoebus Apollo states a fate for a human; a prediction of a future event |
| prophet | a human who knows the future events |
| sphinx | guards Thebes' city gate and offers a riddle |
| duality; dualism | two roles of a character, such as savior and destroyer; two opposite themes or ideas present in one scene |
| conflict | a struggle or problem |
Created by:
Mrs. Chaney
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