oedipus rex
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Oedipus Rex
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Characters
• Jocasta• Oedipus• Creon• Tiresias• Antigone• Chorus• King Laius
Jocasta
• Oedipus’s mom/wife• She is the queen of Thebes• She hangs herself• She tried to dissuade
Oedipus from discovering the truth
• She figures out the mystery through knowing about Oedipus’s foot problem
Oedipus
• Protagonist• King of Thebes• Blinds himself• Sleeps with mom• Kills dad• Four
children/siblings• Pride/curiosity=
tragic flaw
Creon• Brother-in-law of Oedipus• Brother of Jocasta• The Brunkle• Oedipus accuses him of
plotting against him to be king
• Oedipus thought that Creon paid Tiresias to say that Oedipus was the killer
• Creon is responsible for Oedipus’s daughters
Tiresias
• Blind prophet• Doesn’t want to
tell Oedipus the truth
• Tells Oedipus that he is the killer
Antigone
• Oedipus’s daughter
Chorus
• Talk to the characters about important decisions
• Sing and dance• Explain some
events
King Lauis
• Oedipus, his son, kills him
• Killed at the crossroads
Literary Terms
• Tragedy: an art based on human suffering that results in catharsis
• Catharsis: a release of emotions• Tragic hero: suffers a downfall because of his tragic flaw• Dramatic irony: the audience knows something that the
characters on stage to not• Tragic flaw: the character trait that causes the downfall
of the tragic hero• Amphitheatre: the performance arena for plays in
ancient Greece
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