PPT-Sophocles and Oedipus Rex

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 wellknown Greek tragedies Oedipus background. 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? . Sophocles’ . Oedipus at Colonus. 1. Agenda. Recap and Update. OAC. Intro, Background, etc.. Tragedy in Performance. “A Little to the Left?” (What’s Oedipus stepped into?). Oedipal Reversals. . 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. 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. Ben yusuf . Haley paluszak. Zach ressler . Alec lebiga. Period 4. Group 5. Prompt . Tone. – Grammar, behavior, character's reactions, what they are thinking, how should they react? There is no description on behavior but the grammar is a good indication of what should be occurring at any given moment.. “I am no man”. Image from cover, Casey . Dué. . The Captive Women’s Lament in Greek Tragedy. Agenda. Adventures in Critical Thinking. Creon’s Counselors…. Recap and Update. Play and Its “Ideological Horizons” . 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.. :. c.496 BC - c.406 . BC. born in . Colonus. north-west . of . Athens. always . held in high . regard. (see . Oedipus . Coloneus. ). family . = . wealthy. most productive era =. under PERICLES. statesman. “I am no man”. Agenda. Problems (cont’d) …. Gender, Sexuality, Values, Ideology. Shape of Course. Where, When, What, How. Sophocles’ . Antigone. Background, Approaches, Issues. Discussion. Gender, Values, Power. By: James Howe. Narrations and Alternate Ending By: Sarah Goss and Ginger Glass. ?. !. Let’s Get Married!. Alt Ending Starts here. Alt Ending Starts here. Alt Ending Starts here. Rex!. Back to hyperlink. 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?.