PPT-Oedipus questions

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 . Period 2 English. DD. Citizens begged the king to lift the plague. .. PLEASE!!! Lift the Plague!! WE BEG YOU!. I sent Creon to the oracle to find out what is wrong, my people!. We must find the murder of . (for a play). In-Text Citation for . King Oedipus. King Oedipus . is different from most plays because it doesn’t have acts and scenes.. There are only lines listed at the top of each page. . This means that our parenthetical citation is going to be different for this play. . 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. His Years of Life . 496-406 B.C. . Age 91. Sophocles . was an ancient Greek playwright, born in . Colonus. near Athens, Greece in 496 B.C.E. His father, . Sophilus. , was a rich member of a small community, the rural ‘Deme’. Sophocles was highly educated. He is one of three Greek tragedians whose plays have lived on. The . 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). 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. . 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. Inquiry Lesson: the Tragedy. https://youtu.be/eVRU5MVYNiw?list=PLpomt1C_5D_eFMd7zIRzDApad1CEskB5l. Have you ever been blind to a personal flaw?. Can someone escape fate?. Poor Thebes!. Thebes was traditionally one of the first . 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..