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Oedipus Mythical Greek god of ancient Thebes. A tragic Hero in Greek Mythology. Son of Laius and Jocasta. Jocasta is his wife.
Creon Ruler of Thebes
Jocasta Queen of Thebes, the wife of Lauis and Oedipus. Children are Eteocles, Antigone, and Polynecies
Antigone Theban princesses, daughter of Oedipus. Siblings are Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene
Tiresias A mythological greek figure who was famous for his prophecies. He was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes
Ismene In Greek mythology, Ismene is a Theban princess. She is the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, king of Thebes, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices.
Chorus The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation.
Sheperd The person who told Oedipus he was the one who found him in the mountain and was the one that helped him live
Corinth A ancient city of Greece
Laios The king of Thebes before Oedipus took over, married to Jocasta and Oedipus's father
Polybos King of Cornith, adoptive father of Oedipus
Merope The wife of king Polybus, adoptive mother of Oedipus
Theseus king of Athens
Polynesices the son of Oedipus and brother to Antigone
Ectoles Brother of Antgone and son of Oedipus
Eurydice Wife of Creon and mother of Hamion
The Furies Justice seekers, they tortured sinners in the underworld
Nemisis the inevitable punishment or cosmic payback for acts of hubris.
Dramatic Irony when the audience understands more about a situation than some of the characters do
Situational Irony when the outcome of a situation is contrary to or different from what is expected.
Verbal Irony when what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning
Motif A motif is any distinctive feature or idea that recurs across a story; often, it helps develop other narrative elements such as theme or mood.
Suppliant A type of plea
Anagnorosis the startling discovery that produces a change from ignorance to knowledge
Hubris excessive pride
Hamartia Aristotle says that the tragic hero should have a flaw and/or make some mistake (harmatia).
Allusion An allusion is a reference that is made from well known from pop culture, books, or well known people.
Theme the message of the selected passage
Tragic Hero The protagonist should be renowned and prosperous, so his change of fortune can be from good to bad.
Oracle a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a god is believed to speak
Prophecy a message that was given to somebody from a supernatural entity
Soothsayer a person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
Logo the argument itself; the reasoning the author uses; logical evidence
Ethos How the author build trustworthiness and credibility
Pathos words of passage an author uses to activate emotions
Tragedy the downfall of a basically good person through some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience.
Catharsis purging of emotions at the end of the story
Freytag's Pyramid 1; incentive moment 2. rising action, peripetia 3. resolution
Peripetia a rising action in a charactors story
Fate the supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events.
Tyranny cruel and oppressive government or rule.
Capitalistic a person who supports an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
Democratic a person who supports a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Socialistic a person who supports a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
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