PPT-Oedipus Rex By: Joseph Yu

       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. 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. 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. HWL. Mrs. Luehrs. Day 1: Sit with your sticker groups. SWBAT: understand their guaranteed vocabulary for this unit.. Review vocab procedures. Sticker groups. Presentations. Guaranteed Vocab List (Oedipus). 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.. A Super Short Version. & . His Family Line. By the end of this class you should--. Feel like the fate of Oedipus’ family is doomed. Know the complex and incestuous family tree of Oedipus. 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 . Symbol. A . symbol . is an object, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself.  In “Oedipus the King,” what are the symbol(s) that express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning? Analyze how those symbol(s) functions in the play and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole.. 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? . to save all miners. On a plausible reading of (2) and (3), the 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?.