Oedipus Lines 1-250

What is NOT unique about Greek drama?

• All action takes place in the same place

• All action takes place in the same day

• All action is done by one actor / actress

• All action drives the plot

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Read the following lines: "For you came here, to our Cadmeian city / and freed us from the tribute we were paying / to that cruel singer - and yet you knew / no more than we did and had not been taught."(40-45). What is the purpose of this flashback?

• It links past events with present events

• It creates a new setting

• It allows the reader to understand the Sphinx

• It sets up the theme of fate v. free will

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Why does the priest mention "fledglings" and "others bent by age" (17-20)

• To create a formal tone of speech

• to reveal how many people are effected by the plague

• to create confusion

• to show the difference between the priest's age and Oedipus' age

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Based on how Oedipus views himself in the opening lines, how does he begin to establish himself as a tragic hero?

• He displays flaws such as generosity and kindness

• He demonstrates compassion, which will destroy him

• He shows his personal weakness as a king

• He exhibits a flaw in his personality by being arrogant

The Priest recommends Oedipus find help "either by listening to a heavenly voice or learning from some other human being."(50-51) This helps develop a central idea by

• Illustrating Oedipus' hubris

• Demonstrating the quest for knowledge v. ignorance

• Highlighting free will causes negative consequences

• Establishes a connection between sight and sound

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to Apollo, how will the plague be lifted from Thebes?

• Answering the Sphinx's riddle

• Creating a new riddle

• Finding King Laius' murderers

• Killing King Laius

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

How did Oedipus become the king of Thebes?

• He killed King Laius

• He seized control of the city

• He answered the Sphinx's riddle

• He married King Laius' widow

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why didn't the citizens of Thebes ever investigate the murder of their king?

• They were too ignorant

• They did not like King Laius

• They were being terrorized by the Sphinx

• They were waiting for Oedipus to help them

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Read the following: "This polluting stain / I will remove, not for some distant friend, / but for myself. For whoever killed this man / may soon enough desire to turn his hand / in the same way against me, too, and kill me."(165-169) Which summary is most true according to these lines?

• Oedipus has a new selfish motive for catching the murderers

• Oedipus is reassuring the citizens that he there for them in a time of need

• Oedipus thinks the Priest may be the murderer

• Oedipus does NOT feel the current plague on Thebes is anything to worry about.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Read the following: "For our city, as you yourself can see / is badly shaken - she cannot raise her head / above the depths of so much death"(26-29). This is an example of personification because

• it compares the city and death

• it tells the reader about something that happened in he past

• it paints an mage in the reader's head

• it gives the city human qualities such as "raising her head"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9