Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. 5th century B.C. (500 years before Christ)Written by Sophocles for the annual drama festival in Greece honoring Dionysus (di-ah-knee-see-us)Dionysus is the god of wine

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. By Sophocles Produced about 420 b.c. Thebes. Laius, the king Jocasta, the queen. Delphi Apollo’s Temple “Know Thyself”. Apollo’s Oracle Apollo’s Prophecy. Mt. Cithaeron. The Shepherd The Shepherd from Corinth. Corinth. Polybus, the King Merope, the Queen

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. Ancient Philosophy. Plot. Initial scene Plague Infertility Creon returns from Apollo’s shrine Unavenged murder Oedipus’ curse Oedipus and Teiresias Challenges Teiresias claim to knowledge All Oedipus needs is mother wit—natural abilities. Plot. Oedipus and Creon

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Notes on Oedipus the King

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. bg. Alex, Go to the Macy’s and find out how to stop this plague. To stop the plague, find and kill the killer of Justin! . I’M GOING TO KILL HIM!!!. * hehe *. Austin you MURDERER!!!!!. Just ignore them. The son of Justin was killed when he was a baby!. Hmm…k!.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. Oedipus the King. Greek Theatre. 5 th Century (BCE) Athens, Greece. Oedipus the King. Greek Theatre. Oedipus the King. The Festival of Dionysus. Annual Festival every March honoring the God Dionysus involved a huge drama festival Festival lasted 5 days

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. Literary Devices. Drama. Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance . The term comes from a Greek word "dran" meaning "action ", which is derived from "to do" or "to act". Tragedy.

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Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King)

Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King). An Ancient Greek Tragic Play By Sophocles. Character List.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. Oedipus the King also known by the Latin title Oedipus Rex , is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BCE. Link to Family Tree / Images of Stage. http://www.aug.edu/~nprinsky/Humn2001/oed-nq.htm

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. Oedipus the King also known by the Latin title Oedipus Rex , is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BCE. Riddle of the Sphinx. Greek mythology S phinx sat outside of Thebes asked travelers a riddle.

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Oedipus The King

Oedipus The King. 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 Laius . The punishment of the murder will end the plague!.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. The Tragedy of Oedipus Rex. Sophocles. Sophocles was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived for several thousand years. His birth took place a few years before the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. AC. The citizens of Thebus beg the king to lift the plaque. Lift the plaque! Please!. For the plaque to be lifted the person who killed Laius has to be punished. Find my killer!. The blind prophet blames Oedipus of the death of Laius.

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Oedipus The King

Oedipus The King. Or, Mummy? Daddy?. The Great Dionysia. Oedipus Rex was entered by Sophocles at the Great Dionysia around 431 BCE, a religious and cultural festival that had competitions for tragedies and comedies, where it came…. ….second. Euphorion, Aeschylus’ son, won.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. Father of Antigone, Polyneices, Ismene, Etoecles Son of Laius and Jocasta. The Curse. Laius was cursed- his son would kill him and marry his mother His son was Oedipus. Laius had Oedipus’s ankles pierced with nails and left him in the woods.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. I. Background. The Labdacids (great Theban dynasty 1. Labdacus (his mother’s father is one of Cadmus’ “sown men”) a. carries off Pelops’ son while driving a chariot—kidnapping and assault b. Pelops gives “The Curse of the House of Labdacus”. Background.

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Oedipus the king

Oedipus the king. ad. Please King James, lift the plague threatening to destroy our city. I’ll think about it. Go get me Creon and I’ll decide while your gone. Yo homie go find out how to stop this plague so these people get off my back. I got you bro.

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DO NOW: Oedipus’ short temper contributes to his downfall What is your tragic flaw?. Oedipus the King. Summary ….so far. How many actors are performing in this play? Scene: In front of the palace in Thebes

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. By : AG. First sends his brother-in-law to Oracle to figure out how to catch the murder of the first king. Uhh?. GO TO ORACLE!. Creon comes back and tells him the Oracle says Oedipus to find killer of Laius. People find out that he is a murder!!!!. Get out of my palace.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. By FB. Citizens beg for king to lift plague. We need this plague gone at once!!. Ya !. Help!. There’s a plague?. Creon announces to find out how. I’m going to find a cure… Adventure time!!. He finds A fortune teller.

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Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King. by Sophocles. Sophocles. Born at Colonus near Athens Born circa 496 B.C. Died 406 B.C. Family was aristocratic Had a classical Greek education only males educated memorization the primary learning tool Wrote on tablets. Sophocles Continued. Learned Homer

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