Œdipus Tyrranus 2. OT Plot Summary (cont.) –V. Dialogue with Creon (513-633) A. Creon enters and proclaims his innocence (513- 530) B. Œdipus enters and.

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Œdipus Tyrranus 2

OT Plot Summary (cont.) –V. Dialogue with Creon ( ) A. Creon enters and proclaims his innocence ( ) B. Œdipus enters and accuses Creon of the murder and of plotting against him ( ) C. They argue; mostly stichomythia surrounding a speech by Creon ( ) –1. Œdipus’ argument: Teiresias was in Thebes when Laius was murdered, but never mentioned me until he spoke to you.

OT Plot Summary (cont.) –2. Creon’s argument: I have royal power already. What would I gain by seizing your throne and living in fear? Send to Delphi and see what the god says. –VI. Dialogue with Iocasta ( ) A. Iocasta and the chorus plead for Creon; Œdipus doesn’t forgive him but grudgingly allows him to leave ( ) B. Œdipus recounts the argument to Iocasta ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) C. Iocasta claims human prophecy is empty; tells the “false” prophecy given Laius before his death ( ) D. Œdipus recognizes details of the murder, becomes frightened; summons the lone survivor of the murder. n.b. 738 and 745 ( ) E. Œdipus tells of his embassy to Apollo ( ) –1. Drunk at a party accused him of being a bastard ( ) –2. He went to Apollo to ask about his parentage ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) –3. Apollo didn’t answer that question, but made a horrible prophecy ( ) –4. Œdipus fled Corinth and, in his wanderings, killed a man in a situation very much like Laius’ murder ( ) –5. He fears he is guilty and mourns his fate ( ) –6. His one point of hope: Laius was supposedly murdered by a group of men ( ) –VII. Stasimon 2 on Justice ( ) –VIII. Messenger Speech ( ) A. Iocasta supplicates Apollo, asking for release from the plague ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) B. Messenger arrives from Corinth bringing news of Polybus’ death ( ) C. Œdipus is overjoyed that the oracle has turned out false ( ) D. He still fears his mother ( ) E. The messenger asks why, is told of the prophecy, and tries to please Œdipus by revealing his adoption ( ) F. The messenger (then shepherd) received the infant Œdipus from Laius’ shepherd; his ankles had been pierced ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) G. Œdipus summons Laius’ shepherd; Iocasta, terrified by what she has heard tries to prevent him, fails, and runs away ( ) H. Œdipus misunderstands, is determined to find out the truth ( ) –IX. Stasimon 3, blissfully pondering Œdipus’ origin ( ) –X. Herdsman Episode ( ) A. Œdipus interrogates herdsman, who claims not to remember ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) B. Messenger and Œdipus force the herdsman to reveal the child’s origin (n.b. 1146, 1165, 1169): he received it from Iocasta, but could not bring himself to expose it ( ) C. Œdipus admits the truth and runs off ( ) –XI. Stasimon 4 on Œdipus downfall ( ) –XII. Messenger Speech 2 ( ) A. Iocasta went to her room raving ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) B. Œdipus burst in to kill her, found her hanging dead ( ) C. He cut her down and stabbed his eyes out with her brooches ( ) D. He plans to exile himself ( ) –XIII. Closing Episode ( ) A. Œdipus enters, blind, and mourns his fate; n.b ( ) B. Creon, who now rules, enters. He orders Œdipus inside ( )

OT Plot Summary (cont.) C. Œdipus asks to be exiled; Creon agrees, but wishes to consult Delphi first ( ) D. Œdipus’ daughters enter; he mourns their future and asks Creon to look after them ( ) E. Choral epilogue ( )