The Theban Plays -By Sophocles King Oedipus

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The Theban Plays -By Sophocles King Oedipus

Sophocles – The Theban Plays King Oedipus The Legend of the Sphinx – A mythical creature. It has the body of a lion with a human head, sometimes it has the wings of a great bird. It is mythicized as treacherous and merciless. If you are unable to answer its riddle, you will suffer the fate. The Sphinx appears in Oedipus, not as a woman but as a man. The Sphinx was benevolent, but has a ferocious strength. When Oedipus came to the Thebes he was able to answer the riddle of the Thebes. The Sphinx went mad and threw herself off the cliff. The people of the Thebes were so grateful to Oedipus that they proclaimed him king.

Sophocles 496 BC-406 BC {approx}

Sophocles – Historical Analysis Born at Colonus near Athens Setting

Sophocles – Historical Analysis The most famous Greek tragedies – The Theban Plays He wrote over 123 plays in his life, 118 titles are known and only 7 survive Compared to Shakespeare who wrote 36-39 plays in his lifetime Was considered to be an extremely good – natured man The Theban Plays - King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone Titles of known plays: Antigone, Oedipus Rex (sometimes also called Oedipus Tyrannos, Oedipus at Colonos, Ajax, Electra, The Women of Trachis, and Philoctetes Stained Glass Window - Artist: Frederic Crowninshield Manufacturer: McPherson Date: 1883

Sophocles – Historical Analysis Father - Sophillus Not an aristocrat – but a very wealthy man Sophocles was given an excellent education He took part in many competitions and won many At 16 he was chosen to lead a boys choir He entered many Athenian play competitions At 28 he won a competition against the great Aeschylus The excitement at this festival was so high, that the ten generals, rather than a jury drawn by lots, were asked to decide the winner. They chose Sophocles.

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Oedipus the King – Background information King Oedipus is the end of a dramatically long story Myth begins a few generations before Oedipus was born The city of Thebes was founded by a man named Cadmus, who slew a dragon and was instructed to sow the dragon's teeth in order to give birth to a city. From these teeth sprang a race of giants who were fully armed and angry; they fought each other until only five were left, and these five became the fathers of Thebes. Ancient Greek audiences would already know the background, and in fact the entirety, of the Oedipus story.

Oedipus The name Oedipus will be recognized from Sigmund Freud's famous "Oedipus Complex” His theory that young boys lust after their mothers and see their fathers as competition for their mothers' favors. Sigmund Freud’s theory was heavily derived from the Sophocles play. However this theory is not helpful to the play. Oedipus is not a child when Sophocles’ play takes place Oedipus is that he is unaware of the identity of his parents when he respectively murders and sleeps with them.

Oedipus the King Actor playing Oedipus the king

Masks in Theatre In 5th Century Athens plays were performed by only 2 or 3 characters. Men would also play the characters of women. Think of examples of modern day plays that use masks in their performances? Making Inferences – Building on what we already know.