1. People. For each of the following: (1) In which play does this character appear? (2) Who, briefly, is this character, and what of importance does this character do in the play? Again, briefly.

Haemon

Merope

2. Terms. Define the following terms in the context of Greek tragedy.

didaskalos

kommos

3. Passages. For each passage: (1) Author & play? (2) Who is speaking and what is the context? (3) Comment, briefly, on the significance of the passage, that is, in what way(s) might the passage be important for the interpretation of the play?

Nor did I think that your edict had such force
that you, a mere mortal, could override the gods,
the great unwritten, unshakable traditions.
They are alive, not just today or yesterday:
they live forever, from the first of time,
and no one knows when they first saw the light.