Vocab!
Define "Perplexed"
Surprised and confused
What did Oedipus have to defeat in order to become King of Thebes?
How?
The Sphinx!
He solved the Sphinx's riddle. The sphinx then jumped off a cliff
Who is the God associated with the Oracle?
Apollo
What is a "fatal" flaw?
A flaw that ultimately leads to your downfall
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is how the speaker or character feels about a topic
Mood is how the audience feels
What is a word that can mean "Angry" and "Let Down"?
Betrayed and Resentful
Who is King Laius, and what happened to him?
King Laius was the former king of Thebes. He was murdered by a stranger, and no one knows who.
He was also Oedipus's wife's first husband
Why does Oedipus thank Athena?
She gave him the wisdom to answer the sphinx's question
What are the different elements of a tragic hero?
- They have a fatal flaw
- They realize right after their downfall what their flaw was
- They have a noble birth
- Tragic backstory
What is the setting of our play?
How will this setting affect the action?
The setting is Thebes, a town ridden with plague, which will affect the action because so many people have been dying that people will become desperate.
What word means "disgusted" and "dissappointed"?
Appalled!
What is the Oracle, and how does it become involved in the story?
Oedipus sends his brother-in-law, Creon to the Oracle (A priest who can see the future) to determine how to get rid of the plague
What could Artemis help Oedipus with?
Hunting down the murderer of Laius
What are three examples of fatal flaws?
Narcissism, Stupid Bravery, thoughtlessness, forgetfulness, vanity, etc.
How would you characterize Oedipus thus far? Why?
Confident, Courageous, stuck up...
- He speaks down to the people, "My children"
- He vows to protect Thebes
- He calls himself, "Great One"
What tone word would you use to describe Oedipus, when he says,
“And those who disobey
I’ll ask the gods to curse
With fields that never sprout
And wombs that never flower.”
Provoked, Hostile
What does Oedipus have to do to save Thebes?
Find and Kill the person that murdered King Laius
Why does the Chorus praise Dionysus?
He is the God of the Theater, and is also associated with the tragic hero
Why could Batman be considered a tragic hero?
He was born of a noble birth (rich)
He had a tragic backstory (his parents)
He has a fatal flaw (His taste for vengeance can get the better of him)
How did Oedipus's tone shift as he asked the people of Thebes for help finding the murderer?
He shifted from kind and polite to threatening and hostile
What is the tone here?
“But when he comes – the instant he arrives–
Whatsoever he shall tell me from the god,
That to the hilt I’ll do, or I am damned.”
Confident, Courageous
Who is Jocasta?
Oedipus's Wife, and King Laius's former wife
Why is Artemis associated with childbirth?
After what we have read so far, what could Oedipus's tragic flaw be?
Oedipus is overconfident, he sees himself as a hero to the people of Thebes and might underestimate how difficult it will be to accomplish his goal.
What is Dramatic Irony?
When the audience knows something that the characters don't know