PPT-Oedipus Rex Review

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. By: Lexi S.. Period 3. Courage. The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-. possesion. , confidence, and resolution; bravery.. In what city does the play take place?. What is happening there?. Who is Oedipus?. What news does Creon bring from the oracle?. What happened to King Laius?. What does Oedipus promise to do to end the plague? . 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. Episode 4. The shepherd arrives who exposed the infant of . Laius. and escaped when . Laius. was killed. . . The . Herdsman (shepherd) reveals that he did not destroy the infant because he pitied the infant and gave it to someone far away from Thebes. (Refer to lines 1183-1191.). . 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). 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. Anticipation Guide. Characteristics of a Sophocles Tragedy. A Greek Tragedy Structure. The Role of the chorus. The Sphinx’s Riddle. Oedipus Myth. Characteristics of a Sophocles tragedy:. It is based on events that already took place and with which the audience is familiar. . 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 . Antigone. A Look at Ancient Greek Tragedy. Day 1. Syntax: Run-ons . & comma Splices. A comma splice is two sentences joined together with only a comma; a run-on is two sentences joined together without any punctuation. . 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?. Eric Alvarez. Zabrina. . Calahatian. Nicholas Doan. Claire Jeffress. Sarah Salvador. Blindness and Sight. Why is this so significant concerning Tiresias and Oedipus.  Who all had sight regarding all the characters in the play?  Who all chose to be blind and why?  Oedipus was not the only character or god who was physically able to see but psychologically blind..        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..