Friday and Monday

Class work for Friday and Monday:

In groups read Oedipus Rex pages 3-45


Begin to answer these questions:

Oedipus Rex- Study Questions

1)   How does Oedipus Rex fit the traditional role of a Tragic Hero?

2)   What does the chorus do in a Greek play?  What is their function?

3)   How does this play fit the theme: Person vs. Fate.

4)   List two ironies in this play and discuss why they are ironic.

5)   Discuss the following characters roles within the play.

Creon

Teirisias

Iocaste

Shepherd of Laios

Messenger

6)   What is the climax of the play?

7)   What is the resolution?

8)   Discuss the purpose of the following parts of a Greek tragedy:

Prologue:

Ode:

Exodus:

9)   Why does Iocaste tell Oedipus about her baby?  What detail of her story catches Oedipus’s attention?  What does he begin to suspect?

10)                  Who is the Messenger?  What message does he bring and what does he reveal about Oedipus’s past?

11)                  What does the shepherd finally reveal?  Why is he so reluctant to say it?

12)                  Who does Oedipus say is responsible for his actions?

13)                  What moral does the Chorus see in all this?

14)  Why do Oedipus and Teiresias quarrel?