OEDIPUS CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Jocasta.
Answer: Queen of Thebes; mother and wife of Oedipus. Commits suicide
when she learns the truth about her family
◍ What is Oedipus' view on the role of fortune on his life?.
Answer: Oedipus believes that the role of good fortune in his life is
something that he is entitled to and that he is destined to have good
things/good fortune
◍ What is Oedipus' reaction to this news?.
Answer: Oedipus first asks about how Polybus died, and then sarcastically
asks about the prophecy- he is relieved that the prophecy was wrong.
◍ King Laius.
Answer: Father of Oedipus; former King of Thebes
◍ Teiresias then tells Oedipus the horrible truth about himself. What does he
tell Oedipus here?.
Answer: Teiresias predicts that Oedipus will be a sibling to his own
children, and a son to his wife.
◍ What superiority does Oedipus claim over Teiresias?.
Answer: Oedipus solved the sphinx's riddle and drove it away while
Teiresias did nothing.
◍ Who adopted Oedipus and raised him?.
Answer: King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth
◍ What does Oedipus do when he finds Jocasta?.
Answer: Gouges his eyes out with her brooches
, ◍ How does Jocasta try to reassure Oedipus?.
Answer: She tells him her prophecy from tiresias, that Laius's son must be
the one to kill him, but his son died long ago, so obviously these prophecies
are all made up
◍ Where does King Laius die?.
Answer: Where three roads meet; the crossroads
◍ What horrible fact with regard to Oedipus' marriage does the Chorus point
out?.
Answer: The Chorus points out how both Oedipus and his dad have slept
with the same woman. This woman is Oedipus's mom and his dad's wife.
This originally was mentioned by the prophecy, but the chorus reiterated it.
◍ What does Teiresias reveal to Oedipus as a result of the king's angry
accusation?.
Answer: As a result of the king's angry accusations, Tiresias reveals to
Oedipus that his parents are not his birth parents.
◍ How do the suppliants view Oedipus?.
Answer: They have a high opinion of him since they feel indebted towards
him since he saved them from the sphinx. The suppliants view Oedipus as
"first of men in what happens in this life and in our interactions with the
gods". They see him as a man who ranks right below the gods.
◍ Sophocles.
Answer: one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
◍ Do you think Oedipus is a tyrant?.
Answer: Oedipus ultimately wants to help his country; he has no wish to
dominate the people. He is just incredibly haughty
◍ What does Oedipus fear?.
Answer: Oedipus grows afraid that one of the people he killed may have
been Laius, which means he widowed his wife before marrying her
◍ Why does Oedipus accuse Creon of treason?.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Jocasta.
Answer: Queen of Thebes; mother and wife of Oedipus. Commits suicide
when she learns the truth about her family
◍ What is Oedipus' view on the role of fortune on his life?.
Answer: Oedipus believes that the role of good fortune in his life is
something that he is entitled to and that he is destined to have good
things/good fortune
◍ What is Oedipus' reaction to this news?.
Answer: Oedipus first asks about how Polybus died, and then sarcastically
asks about the prophecy- he is relieved that the prophecy was wrong.
◍ King Laius.
Answer: Father of Oedipus; former King of Thebes
◍ Teiresias then tells Oedipus the horrible truth about himself. What does he
tell Oedipus here?.
Answer: Teiresias predicts that Oedipus will be a sibling to his own
children, and a son to his wife.
◍ What superiority does Oedipus claim over Teiresias?.
Answer: Oedipus solved the sphinx's riddle and drove it away while
Teiresias did nothing.
◍ Who adopted Oedipus and raised him?.
Answer: King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth
◍ What does Oedipus do when he finds Jocasta?.
Answer: Gouges his eyes out with her brooches
, ◍ How does Jocasta try to reassure Oedipus?.
Answer: She tells him her prophecy from tiresias, that Laius's son must be
the one to kill him, but his son died long ago, so obviously these prophecies
are all made up
◍ Where does King Laius die?.
Answer: Where three roads meet; the crossroads
◍ What horrible fact with regard to Oedipus' marriage does the Chorus point
out?.
Answer: The Chorus points out how both Oedipus and his dad have slept
with the same woman. This woman is Oedipus's mom and his dad's wife.
This originally was mentioned by the prophecy, but the chorus reiterated it.
◍ What does Teiresias reveal to Oedipus as a result of the king's angry
accusation?.
Answer: As a result of the king's angry accusations, Tiresias reveals to
Oedipus that his parents are not his birth parents.
◍ How do the suppliants view Oedipus?.
Answer: They have a high opinion of him since they feel indebted towards
him since he saved them from the sphinx. The suppliants view Oedipus as
"first of men in what happens in this life and in our interactions with the
gods". They see him as a man who ranks right below the gods.
◍ Sophocles.
Answer: one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
◍ Do you think Oedipus is a tyrant?.
Answer: Oedipus ultimately wants to help his country; he has no wish to
dominate the people. He is just incredibly haughty
◍ What does Oedipus fear?.
Answer: Oedipus grows afraid that one of the people he killed may have
been Laius, which means he widowed his wife before marrying her
◍ Why does Oedipus accuse Creon of treason?.
