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Sophocles
Oedipus the King
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We will be learning Greek drama in our next work, Oedipus the King.
Oedipus the King is a _________ written by the Greek author Sophocles.
Oedipus the King
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Greek drama reflected the ______ and ________ of Greek society.
Theatre exposed society’s flaws and allowed the ___________ to learn from them.
Catharsis: (Greek for “cleansing”) the purging and release of emotions to achieve _________ renewal; the impact on the viewer of a tragedy
Origins of Drama
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Greek citizens celebrated the gods through _________.
Drama evolved from chants and dances performed by a ________ in honor of Dionysus.
Dionysus is the Greek god of ______, fertility, and _______.
Origins of Drama
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Dionysus Patron god of Greek _______
One of the _______ Olympians
Only full god with one god parent and one ________ parent
Dionysia is the festival that celebrates __________, and dramatic performanceis a major part of this festival.
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Greek Both Modern •Maximum of ________ male actors, in addition to chorus
•Have a moral that actors/director/playwright is trying to convey to audience
•As many characters and of any _________ as playwright deems necessary
•Plays divided into prologue, parodos, episodes, stasimons, and exodus
•Integrate _______, dance, and story
•Plays divided into _______ and _______
•Few and very ________ special effects and props
•The tragedy and the comedy, including slapstick and satyr (satire)
•Many complex special effects and _______
•Religious and __________ significant
•Reaction of _________ is very important to life of a play
•Purely entertainment
•Playwright was responsible to write, direct, __________, design, and sometimes _____ in a play
•Similar set-up of theater
•Specific jobs are given to specialists. i.e. ___________ writes script, director directs actors, etc.
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Theatron (place of ________): the area of the theater in which the audience viewed a performance
Parodos (_______ ____): the side entrance of the theater where the chorus enters
Parts of the Theater
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Orchestra (place of _________): the main part of the stage where the chorus would sing, dance, and interact with other actors near the skene
Skene (tent/_____ ________): the background building of the stage; actors would make entrances and exits through the doors of the skene
Parts of the Theater
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1.The _______
2.The ________
3.The ________
Essentials of Greek Drama
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Tragedies dealt with ___________ issues and focused on the rise and downfall of a hero.
The plots were inspired by the legends of the _________ epics.
Introduction of a conflict ________ ______ (conflict between hero and opposing forces) _________ _______ ______ (leads to the disaster with which the play must end)
The Play: Tragedy
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__________, which described the situation and set the scene
Parodos, an ode sung by the _______ as it made its entrance
_______ dramatic scenes, each followed by a Komos, an exchange of laments by the chorus and the protagonist
Exodus, the _______ and ___________
Parts of the Tragedy
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___________ were most often presented as trilogies.
Oedipus the King is the first part of the _________ written by Sophocles.Oedipus the KingOedipus at ColonusAntigone
Parts of the Tragedy
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A protagonist of high birth or _______ status
A series of events turns into a __________ because of the tragic hero’s actions rather than through fate.
The protagonist has a “_______ _______” that will lead to his/her downfall.
The tragic flaw was most often _________ (excessive pride)
The tragic hero will have a moment of _____________ after his/her downfall
The Tragic Hero
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Only _______ wereallowed to participate.
Three men were given _________ roles.
________ were chosen from a pool of professionals.
Costumes were ________ and long ________ with elaborate designs
The Actors
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Chorus (literal meaning): “_______”
The chorus serves as confidantes and __________ for the characters
Consisted of about _________ people
Members of the chorus ________ and _______ in unison
Plays an _________ part in the play
The Chorus
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1) To establish the __________ framework
2) To set ______ and heighten dramatic effect
3) To add __________, song, and _______
4) To provide ________
5) To provide time for ______ ________ and introduce background
6) To represent the “ideal” __________
Functions of the Chorus
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Sophocles (496BC-406BC)Born at ________ and
died in ________
His ______ made battle armor and weaponry
Very ____________
_______ minded
Athlete, poet, and __________
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A popular __________ of his time
Earned more _______ and ________ place prizes for his plays than any other playwright
Wrote 123 plays, but only ______ plays survived through the years
Held great affection for _______ and rarely left the city
_________ in his approach to writing about the Greek gods
Sophocles
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Cadmus, the founder of _________, angered the god ________ by killing his favorite snake.
The descendants of __________ were punished with a curse. Each generation’s curse would be foretold by Apollo’s _________.
_______, the king of Thebes, was told a prophecy that if Laius had a son with ________, his wife and queen, the son would kill his father and marry his mother.
The Oedipus Myth
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Laius pinned the _________ of Oedipus and instructed a servant to leave the infant Oedipus on Mt. Cithaeron to die.
The servant instead gave Oedipus to a shepherd, and the shepherd gave him to the queen of _________.
The infant was given the name Oedipus, which means “_________ ______” because of the wounds in his feet.
_________ fled Corinth after hearing the prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
The Oedipus Myth
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Oedipus arrives in Thebes and finds a ________ tormenting the Thebans.
The sphinx was a monster with the body of a _______ and the head and torso of a _________.
King ________ had been killed on his way to _________. The Thebans could not investigate the murder because of the sphinx.
The Oedipus Myth
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“What walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?”Answer: ________
The Riddle of the Sphinx
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Oedipus: the king of ________
Jocasta: the wife of ________
Creon: the _________ of Jocasta and brother-in-law of Oedipus
Teiresias: an old, blind _________
Cast of Characters
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Catharsis: _________ purge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal
__________ irony: the audience or reader knows more about a character’s situation than the character does and knows that the character’s understanding is incorrect
Tragic flaw: the main ________ of the protagonist in a tragedyExample: Romeo’s impulsiveness
Tragic hero: the main character in a ________; a tragic hero must have a tragic flaw, which causes his/her ___________
Literary Terms
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Reversal of __________ (a character starts with high status and falls into low status)
________ weaknesses (e.g.: too much pride leads to one’s own downfall)
The limitations of _______ ______ (a character tries, but cannot escape fate)
Themes to Consider
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When a dark secret is revealed, how do you deal with the information?
How is a country’s leader a reflection of the country?
How is truth defined? How do you know what is true?
How does literature help us release our emotions?
Essential Questions