1. Theater at Epidaurus Sophocles’ Oedipus the King 1 “Know Thyself!” — If you Dare! Sophocles in old age

2. 12-Mar2 Critical Thinking Rubric Evidence-based argument? Logic-based argument? Open-minded argument? Communicable argument? Plausible argument? Productive argument?

3. Delphi “Know thyself!” 12-Mar3

4. New Question Do Sophocles’ “Theban Plays” (Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus) shift moral responsibility from human beings to fate / the gods? 12-Mar4 aitiaresponsibility/guilt tukhēfortune/chance moirafate

5. 12-Mar5 Agenda Play Facts Aeschylean Tragedy –Is Sophocles’ OK One So Far? Agōn 2: Oedipus v. Creon –Character, Thought, Speech, Action

6. Play Facts

7. 12-Mar7 Sophocles, “Theban Plays” Playwright –ca. 496-ca. 406 BCE –first victory 468 “Theban Plays” –Antigone, ca. 441 –Oedipus the King, ca. 429 –Oedipus at Colonus, ca. 406 Sophocles

8. 12-Mar8 Oedipus Family, Backstory Tiresias Chorus of Citizens Oedipus and the Sphinx Laius (deceased) = Jocasta = OedipusCreon Menoecius AntigoneIsmenePolynicesEteocles ?

9. Thebes Mt. Cithaeron Delphi 12-Mar9

10. OK Analysis (Penguin page numbers) prologue 15 ff. –Oed, priest, Creon. plague, oracle parodos 168 ff. –divine invocation. war on plague 1 st episode 171 ff. –Oed, Tiresias. agōn 1 1 st stasimon 186 f. –who the killer? 2 nd episode 188 ff. –Cr, Oed. agōn 2 –1 st kommos (197 ff.) »Chorus, J, Oed –Comparison of oracles 2 nd stasimon 209 f. –pride breeds the tyrant 3 rd episode 211 ff. –J, Corinthian messenger, Oed. Polybus dead. Oed “child of fortune” 3 rd stasimon 224 –desperate optimism 4 th episode 225 ff. –Oed, Shepherd, J. recognition 4 th stasimon 233 f. –Oed man of sorrows exodos –Messenger, Oed. J’s suicide –2 nd kommos (240 ff.) »Chorus, Oed., Oed’s grief –Oed, Creon. final arrangements 12-Mar10

11. Aeschylean Tragedy Is Sophocles’ OK One So Far?

12. 12-Mar12 Aeschylean Tragedy Checklist… Analytical concepts koros –Laius as implicated in koros? –Od hubris –Od disbelieves insults T atē –disabelief (Oed’s disbelief – e.g. w/ J) dikē tragic cycle tragic knowledge tragic epiphany Further thoughts? [comment]

13. Agōn 2: Oedipus v. Creon Character, Thought, Speech, Action

14. 12-Mar14 Why shouldn’t Oedipus suspect Creon?

15. 12-Mar15 Oedipus/Creon: Your Reactions trying to make sense of situation –not justified, but understandable as emotional response –creon does good oed feel threatened –human response –creon does good defense creon’s arg not believable –2 nd to king?? suspicious argument limited –human nature – ambition, closeness to power creon makes a plausible argument –creon’s talking him – not dialectic –should have waited oed may already be self- suspecting both getting heated –creon provocative in his unsatisfactory responses to oed asking about earlier inveasigation cr and t is prime suspect circumstantially