Oedipus _______ =
Oedipus the _____________=
Oedipus ________________
“Rex” is Latin for “King”
“Tyrannos” is Greek for “King”
• Oedipus the King
– _____________________(Sof-oh-cleeze):
Author of Oedipus the King and the
Theban Plays (Oedipus the King, Oedipus
at Colonus, and Antigone)
• Born in 495 B.C.-a time of cultural and political
achievement in Athens
• Prodigious Career
• Oedipus the King
Sophocles’ Writing
Oedipus Rex Vocabulary
• In Medias Res: “In the middle of things”
• Hamartia:
• ________________: excessive pride
• Tragic Flaw: A personal weakness that brings about
the fall of a character
• Dramatic Irony:
The Plague Strikes
• Oedipus Rex
– Background
Information
• Greek Theatre
– Performances
linked to a
_______________
_______________
– Tragedies in fifthcentury Athens
were performed in
the marketplace,
known in Greek as
the agora
– There were no
______________
actors
• Oedipus Rex
– Background
Information
• Greek Theatre
– Attending a
performance was
considered an act of
worship
– _________________,
the god of wine and
theater, was primarily
worshipped during the
festival
– These worship
performances were
often performed for as
many as
__________________
people
• Oedipus Rex
– Background
Information
• Use of Chorus in
Greek Theatre
• Use dance patterns
and rhythm
• Often ________and
__________ to the
point of being funny
• Perceptive, but also
over-the-top
• Literary Focus
– Written
– Type of Work
– Genre
• Literary Focus
– Setting (TIME)
– Setting (PLACE)
• Literary
Focus
– Structure
• Structure of Classic Tragedy
– 1. Prologue:
– 2. Parodos:
• ____________and
______________ signify the
Chorus’ movement onstage while
performing the ode
– 3. Scenes
– 4. Odes:
– 5. Exodos: