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15552738698oedipusa tragic king of thebes who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother0
15552738699tiresiasblind prophet that tells oedipus of all the things he will do and has done1
15552738700jocastaoedipus' wife and mother, sends oedipus to be killed2
15552738701creonbrother of jocasta, became the king of theves after the fall of oedipus3
15552738702laiusmurdered by oedipus, oedipus' father, jocasta's first husband4
15552738703the plaguefavishes the city, up to oedipus to end it, in order to end it, the murderer of former king laius needs to be executed5
15552738704jocasta's suicidehung herself in her bedroom after discovering the news of her relationship with oedipus + the murder or laius6
15552738705oedipus' blindinghe cannot see the truth of his life, after learning the truth, he gouges his eyes out so he can no longer see the truth7
15552738706theme of fate-the audience knows the prophecy is true, but oedipus continues to deny it and say that it will not happen. -he is determined to flee his fate, without realizing that it already happened -contributes to his destruction8
15552738707theme of pride-oedipus thinks he can control his fate -says he can run away from the prophecy -he is too proud to see the truth of the prophecy play out which leads to him blinding himself9
15552738708theme of family obligation-ironic, because the family connections are more than typical families10
15552738709greek theatre- prior knowledge of mythology -non commercialized -thespis separated actor from chorus -very simplistic -sophocles' plays were very well-known11
15552738710tragic hero-noble/royal birth -tragic fall that leads to downfall12
15552738711gregor samsa-traveling salesmen, hates job but keeps it to pay for his family debt -transformed into a vermin -can no longer contribute to his family -family resents him -dies in the end13
15552738712first line"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin. "14
15552738713monstrous verminugly insect that gregor turns into15
15552738714grete-gregor's sister -puts in the most effort to help gregor -plays the violin, shows her growth -eventually wants to get rid of him -undergoes her own metamorphosis16
15552738715gregor's wish for gretehe can no longer support her career and passion for music which makes him depressed, he wants her to take care of him and support him and further her career17
15552738716gregor's father-relies on gregor for financial support -forced to work again -expresses hostility towards gregor -hits him with apple18
15552738717gregor's mother-faints at sight of bug -torn between her love for him and her disgust at his new body -protected from the reality of gregor's metamorphosis19
15552738718loss of humanity-takes a new form as as bug -resentment from his family -taking away his furniture -discussions of getting rid of him20
15552738719financial responsibility evolution-grendel was the main provider -couldn't work with his new body -father has to get a job, hire cheap mades, rent out rooms in the house21
15552738720the hurled apple-thrown at gregor by his father -severely injures him -shows that his father no longer sees him as a human22
15552738721the boarders-a person who rents a room from another person -family had to rent rooms to boarders in order to get income -shows that the family is on their last hope23
15552738722alienation-isolation and separation from everyone -gregor is isolated by his family -taking away the furniture -making him stay in his room24
15552738723franz kafkaczech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924)25
15552738724gregor's desire to remain human-wanted family to treat him the same -internal conflict of being able to be the family provider26
15552738725heorotmead hall raided by the monster27
15552738726who is grendel descended fromcain28
15552738727What king does beowulf go to help?hrothgar29
15552738728what land is hrothgar from?denmark30
15552738729how long was the mead hall empty?12 years31
15552738730who thinks beowulf was not a hero?grendel32
15552738731what kind of poem is beowulf?epic poem33
15552738732epic poetry-long narrative poem -almost superhuman character -supernatural forces -quest34
15552738733scop-old english poet -translated oral poetry to written poetry35
15552738734kenningthe name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities36
15552738735who is loyal to beowulf?wiglaf37
15552738736how does beowulf defeat grendel?-rips his arm off -grendel runs away and bleeds out38
15552738737what does heorot symbolize?all the good things in the world of beowulf and grendel39
15552738738saxonsgerman-dutch40
15552738739anglessouthern danish (south denmark)41
15552738740significance of oral traditionsway that anglo-saxons told their lives, beliefs, customs and what they valued42
15552738741why was beowulf translated by a christian poet?-england recently converted to christianity -translated to entertain with knowledge and information43
15552738742the ram (aries)-chapter 1 -new life -mating season in spring -spiritual + nature rebirth44
15552738743the bull (taurus)-chapter 2 -mechanical chaos -45
15552738744the fish (pisces)-chapter 12 -beowulf -christianity + holiness46
15552738745the goat (capricorn)-chapter 10 -climbing up towards heaven (christianity) -transition from paganism to christianity47
15552738746the twins (gemini)-chapter 3 -represent grendel's internal conflict between the truth of the history of the danes and the poetic words of the shaper48
15552738747the crab (cancer)-chapter 4 -grendel backed away "crab-like" -moody and introverted like a crab49
15552738748the lion (leo)-chapter 5 -dragon takes the place of an actual lion -wise and proud of his wisdom50
15552738749the virgin (virgo)-chapter 6 -apple fight with a boy that ends with "a poor miserable virgin)51
15552738750the scales (libra)-chapter 7 -hymgod shows characteristics of libra52
15552738751the scorpion (scorpio)-chapter 8 -hrothulf shows characteristic of scorpio -determined with a dark side53
15552738752the archer (sagittarius)-chapter 9 -shows honest and caring characteristics of grendel54
15552738753the water bearer (aquarius)-chapter 11 -ocean carrying the strangers to grendel's domain55
15552738754do rask's actions represent an extraordinary manrask thinks his actions do, but in reality they do not56
15552738755treatment of women in c&p-poorly -two choices: marry rich or prositution57
15552738756significance of st. petersburg-poor and dirty -educated people that were poor with no potential to climb classes58
15552738757dunya-rask's sister -engaged to the rich + powerful luzhin -breaks engagement to take her power back59
15552738758svidrigailov-dunya's former employer -threat to rask + dunya60
15552738759razumikhin-rask's friend -intelligent + hard working despite his poverty -rask's foil61
15552738760porfirydetective that pursues rask as a suspect in the murder62
15552738761marmeladov-sonya's father -drunk -public official for rask63
15552738762alyonapawnbroker that rask kills for the well-being of the people she steals money from64
15552738763rask's alienationthought murdering the pawnbroker would make him the extraordinary man, but it just made him depressed and alienated from society65
15552738764lazarus story-sonya uses to teach rask about christianity -jesus raised lazarus from the dead66
15552738765sonneta poem consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme67
15552738766types of sonnetsItalian (Petrarchan) and English (Shakespearean)68
15552738767iambic pentameterfive metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable69
15552738768intertextualitythe relationship between texts, especially literary ones.70
15552738769myth of sisyphuscondemned to roll the boulder up the hill, fated to failure71
15552738770existentialismpeople give meaning to their lives through their choices and actions72

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