It starts off from the very beginning to the end of his downfall. On page 1058, create your own definitions for tragic hero, tragic flaw, catastrophe, and chorus using the definitions in the book as a guide. The following two family trees showed two powerful houses in the two kingdoms. While amphilochus 2 was also a descendant of melampus. English 2201 introduction to oedipus the king pun a play on the sound andor meaning of words producing the effect of laughter or humor. Though this genealogy contained mostly the seers from argos, who were descendants of melampus, teiresias has a daughter named manto who was the mother of two seers, amphilochus 2 and mopsus, who are both his grandsons. Tragedy is a dramatic form that has its origins in greek theater. Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Oedipus questions teiresias, a messenger, jocasta, and a shepherd for information about laiuss murder and his own birth. This enters into the plot of the play in a pretty big way because, well, the whole play is about oedipus dying. A tragic hero in greek mythology, oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family the story of oedipus is the. For freud, the oedipus complex is the childhood desire to sleep with the mother and to kill the father. Oedipus rex is a perfect example of aristotles concept of tragedy.
Suppliants of all ages are seated round the altar at the palace doors, at their head a priestof zeus. Three generation family tree sample pdf free download. Oedipus my children, latest born to cadmus old, why sit ye here as. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Teaching secondary secondary school student teaching 10th grade english high school english world literature english literature thing 1 alternative education.
Jocasta, learning that she had married and bedded her own son, hanged herself. As it often happens in greek mythology and, who knows, maybe in life as well the story of oedipus starts sometime before his own birth. Expanded version \\\\ oedipus realizes that he will dye in a place holy to the furies. The ancient greeks believed that their gods could see the future, and that certain people could access this information. Creon 214 in mazy riddles is the delphic god wont to hide his secrets. Mar 06, 2014 john touches on all the classic oedipus themes, including hamartia, fate, and the wrath of the gods, and even gets into some freud, although oedipus was notably not a sufferer of an oedipus complex. Oidipous meaning swollen foot was a mythical greek king of thebes. Oedipus the king sophocles translated by david grene characters oedipus, king of thebes first messenger jocasta, his wife second messenger creon, his brotherinlaw a herdsman teiresias, an old blind prophet a chorus of old men of thebes priest part i. Make the family connections between the characters in oedipus the king. In greek mythology oedipus was the son of the theban king laius and his wife jocasta.
In your own words, write a paragraph summary about oedipus. Oedipus at colonus oedipus and antigone find themselves a colonus. This tenpage document includes five different classroom activities to use to help students understand and analyze creons monologue in scene 1 from antigone. The tragedy didnt stop with laios, jocasta, and oedipus.
Latinized form of greek oidipous, meaning swollen foot from oideo meaning to swell and. The curse of oedipus the verdict having been reached, all that remained was the sentencing. Oedipus the king exile and triumphant return hail the conquering hero a tainted legacy. Oedipus, a stranger to thebes, became king of the city after the. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Oedipus the kings family tree common sense education. When oedipus heard gods call he asked that theseus approach and when that happened, oedipus said to him, my dear friend, give your hand of ancient trust to my daughters and you, my girls, give him your hand and theseus, promise me that you will never wish to betray them and that you will do what you think is best for them always.
Analysis and interpretation of childrens drawings 4 6. Oedipus taken down from the tree, 1847 jeanfrancois. Engage students in a rhetorical analysis activity as you read antigone by analyzing creons speech. Ismene comes and tells of thebes political problems. Prophets or seers, like blind tiresias, saw visions of things to come. An understanding of antigone s lineage is crucial to decoding the significance of the various characters ultimate fates. Like the houses of argolis, they are descendants of the river god inachus and his daughter io, and these descendants are known as inachids, but thebes and crete also belonged to the agenorid line descendants of agenor, as opposed to the belid line in argos.
Jocaste was iokaste contemporary novel about oedipuss wifemother. Oedipus the king, also called oedipus tyrannos or oedipus rex, written around 420 bc, has long been regarded not only as his. At the root of the plays popularity lies its humanity. See more ideas about ap literature, teaching and greek tragedy. Each of the families include the kid, his parents and grandparents. Oedipus, in greek mythology, the king of thebes who unwittingly killed his. Another family tree that you may be interested in, is the house of seers. Create a family tree flow chart of oedipus to show the connections between him and the other characters. Oedipus was however rescued and raised in the home. This play is another in our series done by the same greek scholar who also translated our popular antigone and medea. Use mind vector to create a clear and visually appealing flow chart. Freud describes the source of this complex in his introductory lectures. We will look at how the family tree has been affected.
Oedipus story antigone summary of oedipus filled in. Sign, fax and printable from pc, ipad, tablet or mobile with pdffiller instantly. Sigmund freud and the oedipus complex sigmund freud may 6, 1856september 23, 1939 was an austrian neurologist. Oedipus taken down from the tree, 1847 jeanfrancois millet. Topic 5 philosophy and religion in oedipus the king what religious and philosophical themes are.
As you read oedipus rex, be aware of the following. Research the legend of oedipus and sophocless other plays about oedipus. Oedipus the king unfolds as a murder mystery, a political thriller, and a psychological whodunit. Explain how sophocles drew upon the theban cycle for the subject matter of three of his most wellknown plays antigone, oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus. A tragic hero in greek mythology, oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. Topic 5 philosophy and religion in oedipus the king what religious and philosophical themes are reflected in oedipus the king as a result of the. Homer related that oedipuss wife and mother hanged herself when the truth of their relationship became known, though oedipus apparently continued to rule at thebes until his death. Oedipus, in greek mythology, the king of thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in oedipus rex, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
As a young man, he saved the city of thebes by solving the riddle of the sphinx and destroying the monster. Oedipus taken down from the tree was created in 1847 by jeanfrancois millet in realism style. An understanding of antigones lineage is crucial to decoding the significance of the various characters ultimate fates. Oedipus the priest of zeus creon chorus of theban elders teiresias jocasta messenger herd of laiusthebes. Meaning, origin and history of the name oedipus behind. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a project gutenbergtm work in a format other than plain vanilla ascii or other format used in the official version posted on the official project. Notes the oedipus rex, without argument one of the greatest plays ever written in any language, is also one of the most complex. Oedipus, aware that there is a curse on thebes, sends creon for additional information. Graneto, mfa, graduate program advisor master of arts in theatre and dance the fundamental human struggle is a spiritual struggle demonstrated by a metaphysical analysis of the drama oedipus rex. Creon the secondincommand in thebes, brotherinlaw of oedipus.
John touches on all the classic oedipus themes, including hamartia, fate, and the wrath of the gods, and even gets into some freud, although oedipus was notably not a. Part of the theatre and performance studies commons let us know how access to this document benefits you share your thoughts on our feedback form. Oedipus family tree fill online, printable, fillable, blank. He is oedipus trusted advisor, selected to go to the. The oedipus plays are plays by sophocles that were first performed in 429 bc. This picture depicts the overall scheme of oedipus.
Lesson summary antigone is a tragedy with a complicated family tree. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Oedipus is a descendent of the labdacus family, which is plagued with a terrible curse. This exciting version chronicles oedipuss fall from grace, with his own faults contributing heavily to his downfall. Read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis. You all know the greek legend of king oedipus, who was destined by fate to kill his father and take his mother to wife, who did everything. Seneca the younger, oedipus theoi classical texts library. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a project gutenbergtm work in a format other than plain vanilla ascii or other format used in. Laius, the childless king of thebes, decided to consult the oracle at delphi to learn if he and his wife would ever have.
If you email me, neither your email address nor any other information will ever be passed on to any third party, unless required by law. Expanded version \\ oedipus realizes that he will dye in a place holy to the furies. Oedipus family tree fill online, printable, fillable. He isnt murdered by any family member and doesnt commit suicide. Let us know how access to this document benefits you share. You can visit me at my own page and follow the links from there to my autopsy page, my notes on disease the largest oneman online medical show, helping individuals around the world, my adventure gaming sites, or. Oedipus 2 who grants a doubtful help to sufferers, grants none.
Oedipus rex, also known by its greek title, oedipus tyrannus or oedipus the king, is an. Third generation family tree example word free download. This day will show you your birth and will destroy you. To the right of the stage near the altar stands the priest with a. Family tree for oedipus rex antigone, teaching secondary. Write down examples of a tragic hero, either from a movie or real life.
Creon 217 the god bids the kings murder be atoned by banishment and the murdered laius be avenged. Apollo tells oedipus he is doomed to kill his father and sleep with his mother. To the audience in name he is an outsider, but soon he will be shown to be. He now sets about finding the murderer of the former king laius to save thebes from plague.