Oedipus Quotes (Mid year exam) Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
The seer, the man of god. The truth lives inside
A
Leader
2
Q
Stone blind, stone deaf senses, eyes as blind as stone!
A
Oedipus
3
Q
Destiny find me pure in word and deed
A
Chorus
4
Q
Cursed in birth, and in marriage
A
Oedipus
5
Q
The world knows my fame: I am Oedipus
A
Oedipus
6
Q
You pray to the gods? Let me grant your prayers
A
Oedipus
7
Q
This day will bring your birth and your destruction
A
Tiresias
8
Q
The latest prophecies are as hollow as the old
A
Jocasta
9
Q
None done blindly now, and done with a will
A
Chorus
10
Q
What good were eyes to me? Nothing I could see could bring me joy
A
Oedipus
11
Q
Better to die than be live and blind
A
Chorus
12
Q
Nothing human can penetrate the future
A
Jocasta
13
Q
So much for prophecy. Its neither here nor there.
A
Jocasta
14
Q
Its all chance, chance rules our lives
A
Jocasta
