2. Oedipus _______ = Oedipus the _____________= Oedipus ________________ “Rex” is Latin for “King” “Tyrannos” is Greek for “King”

3. 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

4. Oedipus the King
Sophocles’ Writing

5. 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

6. Performances linked to a ______________________________
Oedipus Rex
Background Information
Greek Theatre
Performances linked to a ______________________________
Tragedies in fifth-century Athens were performed in the marketplace, known in Greek as the agora
There were no ______________ actors

7. 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

8. Use dance patterns and rhythm
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

9. Literary Focus
Written
Type of Work
Genre

10. Literary Focus
Setting (TIME)
Setting (PLACE)

11. Structure of Classic Tragedy
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: