In sophocles's greek tragedy oedipus the king, oedipus discovers that he has unknowingly killed his biological father and married his birth mother. the horror of this truth causes jocasta, oedipus’s wife/mother, to hang herself and oedipus to stab himself in the eyes. what element of greek tragedy do these final two acts give expression to? a. catastrophe b. hamartia c. anagnorisis d. catharsis e. hubris

A. catastrophe

Explanation:

Catastrophe: A momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin.

Hamartia: The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.

Anagnorisis: A tragedy at which the protagonist recognizes his/her or some other character's true identity or discovers the true nature of his or her own situation.

Catharsis: Purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art.

Hubris: Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.

Catastrophe best describes the Greek tragedy of Oedipus the King as shown in the excerpt above.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)