Oedipus Remediation 2023

"...for my own sake I'll rid us of this corruption. Whoever killed the king may decide to kill me too..."

• hubris

• selfishness

• arrogance

• stubbornness

• wrath

Answer explanation

Look at how many first-person personal pronouns he uses. My, I, me...

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Here I am myself--you all know me, the world knows my fame: I am Oedipus"

• arrogance

• hubris

• wrath

• selfishness

• impulsivity

Answer explanation

Everyone knows him. He's so great and wonderful. He's better than everyone. He is Oedipus and arrogant.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"I must know it all, must see the truth at last."

• hubris

• selfishness

• stubbornness

• wrath

• arrogance

Answer explanation

He MUST. No matter what. No matter how wrong he may end up being. He is not backing down and won't. Stubborn.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Learn your fill, you will never convict me of the murder."

• stubbornness

• selfishness

• impulsivity

• wrath

• hubris

Answer explanation

Translation: "No matter what you do, I'm not budging and I will never be wrong." But he is. And he's too stubborn to see it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Not if I saved the city--what do I care?"

• stubbornness

• hubris

• wrath

• impulsivity

• selfishness

Answer explanation

As long as he saved the city, he can't be wrong. No matter what the evidence shows, he will always be right. He will always refuse to see the truth. Too stubborn to see it...until he's blind and literally can't see it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Nothing! You scum of the earth, you'd enrage a heart of stone!"

• stubbornness

• wrath

• selfishness

• impulsivity

• hubris

Answer explanation

The exclamation marks say a lot. Plus, he uses the word enRAGE. Rage = wrath.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Now you have me to fight for you, you'll see: I am the land's avenger by all rights..."

• selfishness

• wrath

• hubris

• impulsivity

• arrogance

Answer explanation

Look at me, I'm Oedipus, I'm so wonderful. I'm so awesome I even call myself an avenger. Don't get me wrong, Tony Stark (Iron Man) is an Avenger too and quite arrogant. Does this quote make Oedipus the first arrogant Avenger?

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Oedipus the ignorant, I stopped the sphinx!"

• impulsivity

• arrogance

• wrath

• selfishness

• hubris

Answer explanation

Sphinx...pride in his accomplishment. Excessive pride in it = hubris.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"What if you're wholly wrong? No matter--I must rule."

• selfishness

• arrogance

• stubbornness

• impulsivity

• hubris

Answer explanation

He is saying he doesn't care if he's wrong, he's not going to change his mind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"You pray to the gods? Let me grant your prayers."

• selfishness

• hubris

• arrogance

• wrath

• impulsivity

Answer explanation

The man just put himself on the level of the gods. That's arrogance.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3