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Oedipus Episode 3
Oedipus the
King
Episode Three
Kristine Foo
Rachel Mak

Heaven Toussaint
Marie Ayala

Allusions
❖ Oedipus had solved the Sphinx’s riddle, therefore, saving Thebes of its destruction.
Sphinx- “...you captured priceless glory, O dear god/ and the Sphinx came crashing down” ln. 1324

❖ The bow is a symbol of the God Apollo.
Apollo- “Bending your bow to the breaking point…” ln. 1323

Metaphors
❖ Extended metaphor-ln. 1312-1318 comparison of light and truth
“O generations of men the dying generations- adding the total of all your lives I find they come to nothing… does there exist, is there a man on earth who seizes more joy than just a dream, a vision? and the vision no sooner dawns than dies blazing into oblivion.” ❖ Metaphor ln. 1323-1324 referring to his persistence to find both truth and power “ Bending your bow to the breaking-point you captured priceless glory, O dear god”

❖ Metaphor ln. 1347-1348 refers to the grief after tragedy or death
“Now I weep like a man who wails the dead and the dirge comes pouring forth with all my heart!”

Point of View of the Chorus
❖ The Chorus is from first person point of view.
❖ Their role in Episode Three specifically is to take the position and voice of the townspeople which is evident when they claim, “We crowned you with honors, Oedipus, towering over all-”(ln. 1330).
❖ They also lay claim to the city of Thebes when they say “you rose and saved our land”(ln. 1328).
❖ They all speak together at once as individuals. For instance, they claim “I’d never seen you, never never!”(ln. 1345).

Literature Devices
❖ Personification
- “And the vision no sooner dawns than dies…”( ln. 1317).
- “How, how could the furrows your father plowed/bear you, your agony, harrowing on/ in silence O so long”( ln. 1339-1340)
- “Time, all-seeing Time had dragged you to the light, judged your marriage monstrous from the start-”( ln. 1342-1343).
-“...my breath leapt up in you…”( ln. 1349).

Literature Devices (cont.)
❖ Imagery
“Now I weep like a man

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