Part I:
Define Words:
1. fate- a power that supposedly predetermines events.
2. free will- the power to excercise of umhampered choice
3. Hubris- scornful, overweening pride
4. Filial respect- not religious
5. Oracle- divine words, place gods give truth
6. Impious actions- lacking pity, wicking
7. Compunction- uneasiness due to guiltiness, hesitation
8. Clairvoyant- able to see the future
9. Malediction- curse
10. Blasphemy- cursing
Part II:
Significant Places
1. Delphi- Oedipus went to the shrine at Dephi, and asked the
God about him being Polybos son.
2. Corinth- This was where Oedipus grew up with his foster parents
King Polybos and Queen Merope.
3. Thebes- King Laios had ruled and now Oedpius ruled as king.
4. Kithairon- This is where the messenger of Corinth saved Oedipus
by cutting the bonds tied to Oedipus's feet.
5. Locaste's bed- That's where she conceived her son Oedipus.
Part III:
The Motif of Blindness vs. Vision in "Oedipus Rex"