Journal Topic
“Can you see the real me?”
Essential Question:
How Does Dialogue Reveal
Character?
Review Of Scene 1
• Oedipus
– Shows concern
– Insists Teiresias help
– Becomes enraged when
Teiresias refuses
– Ridicules Teiresias
• Teiresias
– Reluctant to appear
– Asks Oedipus to release
him from obligation to
speak
– Responds to Oedipus’s
anger with the
accusation
– Eventually mocks
Oedipus for is
blindness
Character Assessment
(Thus Far)
• Creon
• Oedipus
Continue Side-by-Side chart for Scene 2 in your notes
Also jot down any vocabulary words you may find
Ode 1
• Strophe 1/Antistrophe1
– The Gods are moving against the killer of Laius
– The killer will suffer a horrible fate
• Strophe 2/Antistrophe 2
– Teiresias has charged Oedipus with the crime
– Should we believe this? It can’t be!
Ode 1
• Conflict for the Chorus
– Believe the prophecy or believe Oedipus
• (See lines 476-484)
• Character of the Chorus
– Loyal
– Deliberate (willing to weigh the facts before deciding)
Scene 2
A. Creon
Displays honor ll. 484-496 (prefers death over dishonor)
Feels slighted, takes accusations personally (ll. 497-504)
Understands wisdom of silence (ll. 536-537)
Rational – ll. 550-580 (do you agree?)
“I enjoy the power of a king without the responsibility”
“I enjoy the benefits of position”
“I enjoy the honor of position already”
Scene 2 (cont.)
C. Oedipus
Paranoid; angry; prideful – ll. 506-514
Mocking (use of repetition) – ll. 519-524
Uses logic – ll. 526-535
Irrational – ll. 540-541, ll. 595-597
Scene 2 (cont.)
B. Chorus/Choragos
Gives benefit of doubt - ll. 497-504
Rational – ll. 583-584
Acts as peacemaker – ll. 598-601