PPT-By Sophocles

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”-. 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. Humans have a basic need to imitate (that is how we acquire most of our learning). Imitation is the basis of all theatre. One definition of theatre is a person or persons imitating the actions and words of others for the benefit of others (actors, plays, audience). 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. . You will need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Think, Pair, Share. If . your mother committed a terrible crime would you turn her in? . Think, Pair, Share. If . your mother committed a terrible crime would you turn her in? . 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.. and . Nolan. Tertiary heavenly descendents:. Gaia → Titans → Gods/Goddesses. Greeks at the time saw the Gods as embodiments of feelings or thoughts; they thought that the Gods existed in a parallel to themselves.. “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.. Greek Theater. Greeks very competitive by nature. Had many festivals with competitions . Dionysia. :. Most famous festival-, . it . was a celebration of the Greek god, . Dionysus the god of wine and drama. 92 JAMES H OLIVER The monument is on all three sides and honors Sarapion of Chollidae whose desceiidants constituted one of the great families of Roman Athens The majority of the fragments came from t        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.. Kousoulis AA, Economopoulos KP, Poulakou-Rebelakou E, Androutsos G, Tsiodras S. The Plague of Thebes, a Historical Epidemic in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012;18(1):153-157. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.ad1801.