What is the Sphinx
- What is the Sphinx? Describe its appearance?
- What riddle does the Sphinx pose to all who would enter the city of Thebes?
- What is the answer to this riddle?
- What does the term ‘in media res’ mean?
- Who “sees with the eyes of Apollo”?
- As the play starts, why is there a plague on the city of Thebes?
- What are some of the bad things happening as a result of the plague?
- Who is Creon?
- What is the function of the Chorus in a Greek drama?
- In Oedipus Rex, who comprises the Chorus?
- What is the function of a ‘persona’ in Greek drama?
- Why does Oedipus become angry with Creon and Tiresias?
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