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OEDIPUS: A Super Short Version & His Family Line

OEDIPUS: 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 Remember that the Greeks knew these myths as part of their religion. OEDIPUS TRILOGY:

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OEDIPUS: A Super Short Version & His Family Line

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  1. OEDIPUS: 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 Remember that the Greeks knew these myths as part of their religion OEDIPUS TRILOGY: • OEDIPUS REX • OEDIPUS AT COLONUS • ANTIGONE

  2. KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Laius Jocasta Teiresias HEAR A PROPHECY FROM “ Your baby will kill you, Laiusand marry you, Jocasta”

  3. KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Laius Jocasta Oedipus “ Since we don’t want our son to kill and/or marry us (respectively) we should probably take necessary precautions. ” “ All right… Let’s have do it so we don’t have killing a baby on our consciences: the gods might not like that.” Some Guy

  4. “I don’t really want to kill a baby. I’ll nail him to this mountain, and the gods can decide.” Some Guy: Oedipus

  5. Some Sympathetic Peasants and take care of him. He ends up becoming royalty. One day he gets in to a “skirmish” with Find and take care of him. He ends up becoming royalty. One day he gets into a “skirmish” with a guy vs. wins. Oedipus a guy Oedipus

  6. Remember: “a guy” is dead KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES (New) KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Laius Jocasta Oedipus goes to Thebes. Laius is dead. (Note: Laius & “a guy” share the same color font.) SO….

  7. (New) KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Jocasta Oedipus Eteocles Polyneices Ismene Antigone Through a series of unfortunate events…. Oedipus comes to realize the bad news. Mostly because Teiresias: THEY HEAR A PROPHECY FROM “ You’re going to kill your dad and marry your mom…and your two sons are going to kill each other…. I’m also going to hint at the fact that you’re going to be blind one day.”

  8. Oedipus Jocasta “ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!” (hangs herself) Oedipus: “I’M SO UPSET RIGHT NOW I’M GOING TO STABMY EYES OUT WITH THIS PIN FROM YOUR ROBE—THE ONE YOUR’E WEARING, RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOUR DEAD, JOCASTA.”

  9. OEDIPUS FAMILY TREE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Creon Eurydice Jocasta Jocasta Oedipus Eteocles Polyneices Antigone Megareus Ismene Haemon Oedipus leaves the throne to Creon (Jocasta’s brother). He also asks to be banished from the kingdom. He walks around blind until he dies one day.

  10. This is the end of OEDIPUS REX HOW CLOSELY HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING: WHAT PART OF TEIRESIAS’ PROPHECY HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED?

  11. OEDIPUS FAMILY TREE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Creon Eurydice Jocasta Jocasta Oedipus Eteocles Polyneices Antigone Megareus Ismene Haemon THESE TWO SHARE THE THRONE AFTER CREON GAVE TO ETEOCLES AND POLYNEICES.. POLYNEICES WANTS ALL THE POWER. SO HE GATHERS AN ARMY FROM ARGOS.

  12. THE BATTLE OF SEVEN GATES Megareus (Creon’s son) Dies at the hand of Polyneices. Why is that important?

  13. OEDIPUS FAMILY TREE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Creon Eurydice Jocasta Jocasta Oedipus Iteocles Polyneices Antigone Megareus Ismene Haemon

  14. THE BATTLE OF SEVEN GATES Polyneices Megareus Eteocles Dies. Who are you betting on? What’s going to happen?

  15. REVIEW OF DEAD PEOPLE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Creon Eurydice Jocasta Jocasta Oedipus Iteocles Polyneices Antigone Megareus Ismene Haemon GUESS: WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST OF OUR NEXT PLAY? WHO IS THE ANTAGONIST?

  16. REVIEW OF DEAD PEOPLE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Creon Eurydice Jocasta Jocasta Oedipus Eteocles Polyneices Antigone Megareus Ismene Haemon Creon SAYS “Give a proper burial. He deserves it. Do not bury . Do no mourn his death. He is a traitor.” Eteocles Polyneices Who might have a problem with that?

  17. AND SO BEGINS Antigone

  18. CHECK YOURSELF • Do the Greeks know this story before seeing the play? • How is Oedipus related to Jocasta? • How is Creon related to Jocasta? • Name at least one of Oedipus’ children. (Bonus if you name three or more)

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