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JEOPARDY!
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Context Plot Tragedy Quotes Random Characters
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This person wrote Oedipus Rex
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It is the city in which Oedipus Rex takes place
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This patron god of music, poetry, oracles, plague, and knowledge serves as one of
the main mythological figures in the play. Also, it is at this
god’s temple in Delphi where Oedipus’ prophecy is first
revealed.
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Although only seven survive today, this is the number of
plays Sophocles wrote (We will accept answers within 5 of the
actual number)
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It is the year in which Oedipus Rex was written
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These are the names of Oedipus’ real mother and
father
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This is how Oedipus became king
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The two individuals Oedipus accuses of betraying him in an attempt to seize the crown for
themselves
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The “cure” to the plague that is ravaging the kingdom at the
beginning of the play, at least according to the oracles
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This was the reason why an infant Oedipus was left to die
by his real parents
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This is commonly referred to as the “opposite of tragedy,”
when in reality that may not be the case
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These are two components of Tragedy (There are many
possible answers!)
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This person is the reason for the fall of Oedipus
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These are two of Oedipus’ tragic flaws (natural misgivings which lead to his own failure)
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A term coined by Aristotle to describe a protagonist who is perfect, except for one or two natural shortcomings which typically bring about his/her
failure
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“O light, let me look at you one final time, a man who stands
revealed as cursed, cursed by birth, cursed by my own family, and cursed by murder where I
should not have killed”
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“So I say this to you, since you
have chosen to insult
my
blindness—you
have your
eyesight,
and you
do
not see
how
miserable you
are,
or
where you live,
or
who it is
who shares your
household”
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“Do
not condemn
me
on
an
unapproved charge. It’s
not fair to judge these things
by
guesswork, to
assume
bad
men
are
good
or
good
men
bad…
Give it some ti
me.
Then you’ll see clearly, since
only ti
me can fully validate
a
man
who’s true.
A
bad
man is
exposed in just
one
day”
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“Poor
wretched
Oedipus, your fate stands
here to
demonstrate for
me
how
no
mortal
man is
ever
blessed”
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“Why should a man whose life seems ruled by chance
live in fear– a man who never looks ahead, who has
no certain vision of his future? It’s best to live
haphazardly, as best one can”
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This term
describes the “Character(s)” that
sing to the
audience
at
certain
points in
Greek
plays
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This is
what the
name “Oedipus”
means
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The
blind
prophet,
who
warns
Oedipus
of
his
eventual
doom
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This character is typically labeled the “Voice
of
Reason” in the
play
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These
are the
names
of
Oedipus’ two
daughters.
Daily Double!!!
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It is the city in
which
Oedipus
Rex takes
place
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This is
one
aspect
of the
play thus far
which relates to
our
world today (There
are
MANY
possible
answers…
but you
must convince
me!)
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The
psychologist
who coined the term “Oedipus
Complex” to
describe
man’s subconscious
desire to kill
his father
and sleep
with
his
mother.
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This is the main function of the chorus
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This is the answer Oedipus would give to the question of fate vs. free will (Again, there are two possible answers…
You must convince me of why one might be better than the
other!)
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FINAL JEOPARDY
Mythology
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This is the Sphinx’s riddle (and accompanying answer)
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What goes on four feet in the morning, two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?
(A Human)
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