Irony + Oedipus

Verbal irony is

• The full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader but unknown to the character.

• Something happening that is very different to what was expected.

• When someone says something that is sharply different from the reality of the situation.

• A genre that focuses around a noble character who struggles against strong external challenges.

Something happening that is very different to what was expected is the definition of

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

• Tragedy

• Dramatic irony

The scene of The Lion King where Mufasa gets killed by the stampede is an example of

• Dramatic irony and situational irony

• Dramatic irony and verbal irony

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

Match the tragic hero traits

• Emotions from the audience

• Peripeteia

• The hero's tragic flaw

• Anagnorisis

• Punishment or reversal of fortune

• Catharsis

• Self awareness or recognition

• Hamartia

Greek Mythology is

• Tragedy is a genre that focuses around a noble character who struggles against strong external challenges. This character will usually suffer greatly and fail as a result of their own flaws.

• The full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader but unknown to the character.

• When someone says something that is sharply different from the reality of the situation.

• A body of stories concerning the gods, heroes, and rituals of the ancient Greeks.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Elements of tragedy

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(b) Elements of irony

• Catharsis

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Anagnorisis

• A tragic hero

• Hamartia

• Peripeteia

Oedipus the King was written by

The main character of Oedipus the King is

Match the following characters

• Jocasta's brother

• Laius

• Ex-king of Thebes

• Oedipus's wife, the queen of Thebes

• Tiresias

• Creon

• Chorus

• The blind prophet

• Jocasta

• The elders of Thebes

In the play, Oedipus travels from _________ to ___________.

• Corinth, Thebes

• Thebes, Corinth

• New York, Colorado

• Athens, Olympus