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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. 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 . 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? . 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. Episode 4. The shepherd arrives who exposed the infant of . Laius. and escaped when . Laius. was killed. . . The . Herdsman (shepherd) reveals that he did not destroy the infant because he pitied the infant and gave it to someone far away from Thebes. (Refer to lines 1183-1191.). 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. 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. . 13.04.2013. LECTURER. Dr. . Manimangai. Mani. Room : No. 4 . Muzium. . Warisan. . Melayu. , Blok C . Fakulti. . Bahasa. . Moden. . dan. . Komunikasi. , . Universiti. Putra Malaysia.. Mobile No.: 016-5316715. The tragic story behind the tragedy of . Oedipus the King. Once upon a time, Laius, the King of Thebes, . marries . Jocasta, but an oracle warns them not to have a . son . because that son is fated to kill his own father. . 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.. Adith.  Ram, Abby . Ghorbani. Prompt . In "Oedipus the King" choose and describe an "illuminating" episode or moment and explain how it functions as a "casement," a window that opens onto the meaning of the work as a whole..        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..