Family Roots: Oedipus Rex Study Guide

Character Matching: Match the following characters with important information about the character: Teiresias, Creon, Laios, Jocasta, Oedipus, Sphinx

Timeline Number the events in the order that they occur chronologically (1=1st); These will NOT be in the same order on your test, so do not just memorize the number pattern! Jocasta is dead Oedipus answers the Sphinx riddle The Shepherd is called to speak Oedipus marries Jocasta Oedipus gives his children to Creon Famine and pestilence plague Thebes A Shepherd takes the baby to Corinth Oedipus kills King Laios and his men A drunken man tells Oedipus that his parents are not truly his Oedipus is left with pierced ankles on a mountain side Teiresias is called to speak

Quote Explanation Tell me who said this quote, to whom he was speaking, and the significance of this quote to the plot of Oedipus Rex in 2-4 short sentences. “Listen to me. You mock my blindness, do you? But I say that you, with both your eyes, are blind.”

Family Tree: See Notes Write the name of the proper person in their appropriate position on a blank family tree. Antigone, Polyneices, Eteocles, Ismene, Haimon, Oedipus, Jocasta, Laios, Merope, Polybos, Eurydice, Creon

Plot Diagram: See Trackstar Worksheet Match elements with definitions (will be mixed up) and location on diagram: Introduction, Exposition, Rising Action, Conflict, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement, Resolution, Conclusion

Characteristics of Greek Tragedy: See Trackstar Worksheet Fill in the missing words for the 5 characteristics using word bank.

Greek Stage: See Trackstar Worksheet You will be provided with six parts of the Greek Stage and have to match them with the diagram.

Structure of Greek Tragedies: See Trackstar Worksheet You will be provided with the definitions in order and have to match the seven parts of Greek tragedy with the five definitions. Vocabulary: See Trackstar Worksheet You must match the vocabulary terms with their definitions.

Sophocles, Greek Culture/History, Greek Theater: See Trackstar Worksheet You will be provided with a word bank and must fill in the missing words in provided sentences.

Mythology Vocabulary: See Packet You will need to use sentence context clues to fill in vocabulary when given a word bank.

Works Cited and Quotations: See Handouts I will pull give examples of citations and quotation usage and you will have to tell me whether they are correct or incorrect.

Rules for Writing Fiction (2 pts): See Handout List two specific rules you were given when writing your short story (not having to do with paper format). 1)

Conflict (3 pts): See Notes We discussed several types of conflict. List two examples of conflict that exist in Oedipus Rex (from the categories Man vs Man, Man vs Self, Man vs Society, or Man vs Nature). Then describe the climax of either the primary internal conflict or the primary external conflict. Conflict 1:

Conflict 2:

Climax (Circle one: Internal/External):

Extra Credit: Quotes of the Week for Family Roots Unit

* You do not need to know the Greek Prefix (Ex- E-) Vocabulary YET.