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. Oedipus The King. Major Characters. Oedipus. Creon. Chorus. Tiresias. Jocasta. Messenger. Oedipus. King of Thebes. Ruled by fate from Apollo. Destined to marry mother and kill father. Raised by King and Queen of Corinth. Oedipus Rex. You have been summoned by a Greek oracle to have your future told to you…what news does she impart to you concerning your fate and your destiny?. Journal Entry…Imagine. “The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities”-. 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. 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 . 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 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” . “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. 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? . “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. 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..