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Oedipus Rex (The King)

Oedipus Rex (The King). Sophocles 495 BC - 406 BC. 2 nd great Greek Tragedian Wrote 123 total plays, winning many prizes Actors, characters, chorus The perfect tragedy?. Consulting the Oracle. Delphi Prophecy’s Direct messages from the God’s (Apollo). The Oedipus Myth.

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Oedipus Rex (The King)

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  1. Oedipus Rex (The King)

  2. Sophocles 495 BC - 406 BC • 2nd great Greek Tragedian • Wrote 123 total plays, winning many prizes • Actors, characters, chorus • The perfect tragedy?

  3. Consulting the Oracle • Delphi • Prophecy’s • Direct messages from the God’s (Apollo)

  4. The Oedipus Myth • Oedipus is the son of Laius and Jocasta of Thebes • A father’s prophecy • What would you do? • Fate Intervenes

  5. The Oedipus Myth • Swollen Foot • Oedipus’s prophecy • What would you do?

  6. The Oedipus Myth • Oedipus leaves Corinth • The Sphinx in Thebes • Laius leaves Thebes to consult the Oracle

  7. The Oedipus Myth • The place where three roads meet • Hamartia

  8. Oedipus and the Sphinx • The Sphinx is a mythical beast consisting of a woman’s head, wings, and a lion’s body • Guarding Thebes

  9. Oedipus and the Sphinx • Oedipus encounters the sphinx and is given the riddle: • What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

  10. Oedipus and the Sphinx • “MAN” • Liminality(Threshold) • Oedipus frees Thebes • The Reward • Oedipus: The Baby Daddy

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