PPT-Oedipus the King Sophocles

Irony Dramatic Irony Occurs when the audience is privy to knowledge that one or more of the characters lacks The technique can be used in for comic or tragic effects In Homers Odyssey the longabsent Odysseuss disguised as a beggar provides poignant dramatic irony as he encounters various beloved family members and hated rivals but for the sake of his intended revenge must refrain from revealing his true identity Again the audience is flattered by being allowed to share in the omniscient point of view often reserved for the author Hamilton 46. 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. . 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. 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 . 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.. 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.. :. 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. 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. 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?. 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..