Moran Lit & Comp

Oedipus Rex
Scene 1 & Ode 1

Vocabulary
Edict

Lustration

Sterile

Clairvoyant

Divination

Contagion

Persist

Infamy

Competence

Fraud

Berthing

Carrion
Continue tracking the motif that you tracked in the Prologue & Parodos. Find and quote
two examples of the same motif in Scene 1 and Ode 1.
a.

b.

Much of Scene 1 revolves around a conversation (a heated conversation) between

Oedipus and Teiresias. These characters present an interesting contrast. Find three pairs
of quotations that help to show the differences between these characters. Explain what
specific contrast (in outlook, job, background, loyalty… whatever) this contrast helps to
illustrate.

Oedipus Quotation Teiresias Quotation What contrast does this

pair of quotations
show?
Pair 1

Pair 2

Pair 3