1. In Iokaste, blindness is a recurring theme. Who is blind literally? Who is blind figuratively? Who has the clearest vision of what is happening?

2. In Iokaste, the characters -- Iokaste, Oedipus, Kreon, Menoeceus, Melanthe, Niobe -- all have different attitudes toward the gods. Compare and contrast them.

3. If you are familiar with Sophocles play, Oedipus Rex, compare it with the version of the myth told in Iokaste.

4. In Iokaste, three different people served as the Tiresias. Which do you think was the most human? Could they all see the future equally well?

5. If you are familiar with the myth about the Sphinx controlling Thebes, contrast it with the version related in Iokaste. Which version seems most likely? Do you think something else really happened?

6. Did Iokaste trust Oedipus more than she trusted Kreon?

7. Was Iokaste right to ask Pelorus to save her baby?

8. Do you think Iokaste was a good queen? Why or why not?

9. If you are familiar with the myth of Niobe and the death of her children, how does the version in Iokaste differ?

10. Iokaste, Laius and Oedipus were all a part of the prophecy that Oedipus would kill Laius and marry Iokaste. Compare and contrast their reactions when they learned their fate.