PPT-Hamlet’s Oedipus Complex

Bernice Robles Coraima Calderon David Castaneda Salena Zapata Contents The Oedipus Complex What is it Hamlets relationships with others Hamlet and Gertrude Hamlet and Claudius Hamlet and Ophelia. so, . Where is Denmark?. http://www.britannica.com/shakespeare/art-75817. Another “exotic” setting!. Kronborg. Castle. The Elizabethan World View. . Notes #1. . To . fully understand . Shakespeare’s work, . 1. What is the priest doing at the beginning of the play?. . A. Accusing . Oedipus. . B. Asking . the gods for help. . C. Asking . Teiresias for help. . D. Sacrificing . to the Sphinx. ENG4U1 – K. Martins. Psychoanalytic criticism. Psychoanalysis seeks to understand . how human mental and psychological development occurs. how the human mind works. the causes and – hopefully – the cures for psychological problems. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Tragedy. For comparison, we will examine another of Shakespeare’s tragedies.. Hamlet. may be the greatest English play ever written. The character of Hamlet is so ambiguous, so contradictory that we are not sure if he is really good or if he is bad. Does he deserve his fate or is he heroic?. 1 ENG 3U1 – Oedipus – Oedipus – B. Pius Oedipus as Philosophy Text, and Plato ’ s “ Allegory of the Cave. For each of the following examples from Plato’s . also known by the Latin title . Oedipus Rex. , is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BCE. Oedipus the King. Link to Family Tree / Images of Stage. http://www.aug.edu/~nprinsky/Humn2001/oed-nq.htm. Greek Mythology Unit. Ms. Shields. English II. Objectives: . Build background information and cultural context of the play. Allow students to be able to recognize references to other Greek gods/myths throughout the play. Ms. Bailey. Sophocles. Born in . Colonus. , Greece in 494 BC. Died in 406 BC.. Was acting in theaters since he was 16 years old. . Went on to write some of the most well-known Greek tragedies.. Oedipus background. Colonus. , . Antigone. The story of the cursed House of Thebes as taken from the following Sophoclean plays. The First Family of Greek Tragedy was the House of Cadmus, the royal family of Thebes.. Thebes was a real city in central Greece with real history, but there was a dark side.. 12-2 English. Miss Lindner. Where it begins…. Birth/Early Life of . Laius. Prince of Thebes. Father was killed in battle, too young to rule the country. Sent to live in Pisa with King . Pelops. Raised with . 8 December. Warm Up. : Grammar Notes. Essential Question. : What are phrases and clauses?. Today’s Agenda. :. Grammar. Finish Reading Part 1 of Oedipus. Tomorrow’s Agenda:. Continue reading Oedipus. Anna Pham. Julian Carter. Julie Liu. Literal Meaning/How it relates to material in play/class. Actual Prompt. : List and discuss each place (I.e., Thebes, Delphi) and the significance of Sophocles and Oedipus of that time. Why these locations? Why these Gods? Why Thebes? What do these locations mean to Sophocles? . Ben Fa, Elizabeth Hoang, Adam Houghtaling, Sovannah Thou, Jenny Yu. Literal Meaning of the Prompt. Prompt: Discuss the sympathy towards Oedipus, Jocasta, Antigone and . Ismene. , or the people of Thebes. Should the sympathy lie with these characters or the people of the Thebes who watched the entire episode take part?.        Taylor Lindsey.        Sophia Jiang.        Emmanuel Yamba. Literal Meaning of the Prompt . Exact Wording:. In Oedipus the King, considering Barthes' observation, analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how Sophocles treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole..