Oedipus Timeline
Name:___________________________
Directions: Create an organized timeline for each part of the Oedipus Rex play (the
prologue through the exodus). For each section, include the following:
a. A brief summary of what happens in the section (this can be a bulleted list or
in paragraph form)
b. An example of allusion from the section (quoted and cited)
c. An example of irony from the section (quoted or paraphrased) – label the
type of irony (i.e. dramatic, situational, or verbal) – You do not need to do
this for the Odes, just the scenes.
d. A statement or visual explaining the mood/tone of Oedipus’s character (or
the Chorus’s mood in the Odes) in the section (this may shift throughout the
section – explain if it does)
*Extra credit – make your timeline visually appealing…decorate it!
Example (partially complete):
Oedipus Rex – From start to finish
Prologue
Prologue:
a. Oedipus is the new king
of Thebes – the priest and
people beg him and the
gods to save them from the
plague.
b. “…” (p. 15).
c. Dramatic Irony – Oedipus
curses killer of Laius, but it
is really himself he is
cursing.
d. Oedipus is eager to take
on the challenge of finding
the killer and save Thebes
from the plague.
Scene 1
Ode 1
Scene 2
Ode 2
Scene 3…