What is the Sphinx

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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What is the Sphinx

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