HUMN 142 Studies in Literature Modules 5-9 Study Questions with Suggested Answers Module 5 Study Questions 1.Describe the exposition, complication, climax, and denouement inOedipus the King. ,
2.There are really two questions that motivate the dramatic sequence.The first is Who murdered King Laius?What is the second question?
3.Aristotle noted that a tragic hero had a weakness of character, a hamartia or tragic flaw (p. 1203).Consider Kennedy's question #2 (p. 1244), "How does Oedipus exhibit weakness of character?Point to lines that reveal him as imperfectly noble in his words, deeds, or treatment of others."
