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Oedipus Ex former King of Thebes, marry his mom, killed his dad, gouged his eyes out of not being able to deal with his own guilt/ mistakes
Creon Now king of Thebes , brother in law of Oedipus, his son committed suicide and kills Antigone
Jocasta Ex queen, mom , and wife of Oedipus , killed herself after being embarrassed of finding out she had kids with her own son and married him
Antigone Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, helps her dad after being excluded from Thebes and buries his brother after Creon told her not to and comits suicide
Tiresias A prophet that warns both Oedipus and Creon in which they both don't listen
Ismeme Daughter of Both Jocasta and Oedipus Did not want to bury her brother
Chorus The chorus is the special effects the add on to make the story better represents regular people an contributes to the plot
Shepard Former servant of King larios Oedipus's dad he was supposed to get rid of Oedipus for good but he gave him to some one
Corinth The place where Oedipus was raised by his adopted parents
Laios Dad of Oedipus and ex king of Thebes, he gets killed by his own son
Polybos Adopted dad of Oedipus dies old age
Merope Adopted Mom of Oedipus dies due to heartbreak
Theseus Son of Argos, King of Athens, was the lover of Aridanne defeated the minotaur
Polyneices Son of Oedipus and Jocatsa, fights his own brother because he took his throne and they both die in the battle
Eteocles Son of both Oedipus and Jocasta fights his brother because he took the throne and he dies in the battle
Eurydice wife of Creon and mom of Haimon kills herself after not being able to bear the news of his son dead
The Furies They are female spirts of justice and vengeance they punish the ones who break the law of nature or gods, killing a parent of sibling, and people of break their Oath. Also called Erinyes (angry ones)
Alecto Alecto-punishes the crimes against natural order with unceasing torment and fury which causes madness
Megaera Meagera- punishes the ones that coming crimes like marital infidelity
Tisiphone Tisiphone- punishes the one who commit murder parricide, fratricide, or homocide
Nemesis the inevitable punishment or payback for their acts of pride(hubris)
Dramatic irony when the reader knows something but the character does not know
Situational irony the plot twist for the story when we expect something but the unexpected happenns
Verbal Irony when speakers says something but means another
Motif the reason they are doing it
Suppliant a person who makes a plea to someone that has authority
Anagnorisis a moment that the tragic hero relazies their mistake
Hubris too Kuch pride in which the tragic hero has and causes their downfall
Hamartia what a tragic hero should have like a mistake or flaw
Allusion a reference to something that is well know by a lot of people so the reader can understand the story even more
Theme the moral stroy or the message that the author is trying to send
Tragic hero The hero of the story of is liked by everyone and has a huge downfall
Oracle where the people get told their prohecy
Prophecy a prediction of what will happen in the future
Soothsayer the Oracle of Delphi
Logo it appeals to logic and reasoning like the thinking mostly reasticlay of something using evidence
Ethos It has a credibility build trust among the readers
Pathos connection with emotions and ideals
Tragedy a type of drama that decists the tragic hero downfall with the errors of their own mistake and produces pity on the character apart of the audience
Catharsis the Cleansing of emotions by realsing them
Frey-tag's pyramid where it show the important arts of a drama such as the incentive money the beging,,climax the middle and the revolution the end
Peripeteia the lot twist of the story where something very unexpected happens
Fate something that is already chose or set in place and that you cnate escape
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