Marjories N. Vasquez Mrs. Vazquezbello AP English Lang. 5 February 2018 Oedipus Rex Questions 1. A tragic hero‚ according to Aristotle‚ contains “anagnoris” a moment of important discovery as well as “catharsis‚” feelings of pity felt by the audience (“Tragic Hero”). Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is a true Greek tragedy because it accurately displays these characteristics. The most important discovery of the hero was the realization that he is the son of Laius and Jocasta. “O‚O‚O‚ they will all come‚ all
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Major Works Data Sheet Oedipus the King Title: ________________________________ Sophicles Author: ______________________________ Date of Publication: ____________________ Around 450 BC Tragic Drama/Theater Genre: _______________________________ Historical information about the setting The work was written around 450 BC‚ a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement‚ and his plays were performed
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Jennifer Francois Dr.Beitchman The story Oedipus the king was written by Sophocles. This play was one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Oedipus Kinds of Thebes once was praised by priest and the people of the city. The plague was struck by the people of Thebes grew sick. When the people of the Thebes‚ (described as the chorus) went to the priest for help‚ they all turned to Oedipus for their salvation. Oedipus sought for answers by sending his best man Creon to Apollo the Oracle of
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The dramatic presentations of ancient Greece developed out of religious rites performed to honor gods or to mark the coming of spring. Playwrights such as Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides composed plays to be performed and judged at competitions held during the yearly Dionysian festivals. Those plays were chosen by a selection board and evaluated by a panel of judges. To compete in the contest‚ Greek playwrights had to submit three tragedies‚ which could be either based on a common theme or unrelated
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Life-time examples: 1. In the Deliotte report‚ it is said 44% of respondents list business intelligence systems as enablers or disruptors that may threaten their business model‚ which makes it second most concerning technology threat. 2. One example of how business intelligence systems have been maximised is at women’s underwear manufacturer Maidenform. Their CIO Bob Russo said recently after implementing BI‚ “Providing targeted information at the right place and time is central to improving the
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In the story “The sniper‚” the use of dramatic and situational irony brings out the theme of war knowing no limit. Irony helps the theme of this story by making the reader notice the details that are important in the story. Dramatic irony is shown when the sniper “considers whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous. He decided to take the risk.” In this example‚ the sniper takes the risk of smoking and the readers knows that he will be spotted by the enemy. This displays how people tends
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Oedipus Journal Setting: When and where does the story take place? The play occurs several years after Oedipus had become king of Thebes—mythical city that shares some resemblance of Athens at the time Sophocles wrote the play. The plays’ set is Oedipus royal place and the timeline can be estimated around the year 429 B.C.E. Characterization: Who are the main characters of the story? The main characters in the story are Oedipus‚ his wife Jokasta‚ and Tiresias—blind prophet who told Oedipus the
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incidents of irony in the play Macbeth. A: There are two main types of irony employed by Shakespeare in Macbeth. 1. Dramatic Irony: It is the device of giving the spectator an item of information that at least one of the characters in the narrative is unaware of (at least consciously)‚ thus placing the spectator a step ahead of at least one of the characters. : Dramatic Irony is a literary term that defines a situation in the play where the reader knows more than the character does. This is
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paints the entire tragic story of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ one of the most prominent pieces of Greek literary heritage. Greeks knew and loved the story of Oedipus from childhood‚ just as children today cherish the story of Cinderella. In his version of the beloved tale‚ Sophocles concentrates his attention on the events directly leading to Oedipus’ destruction‚ portraying Oedipus as a helpless pawn of fate. The most prominent literary device is dramatic irony‚ primarily of the spoken word‚ through
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and unusual emotion in every person to create an effect. In this case‚ it is more about what the audience receives from this play and how they construe the act themselves. All of this applies to the tragic play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. I would like to focus on audience viewing Oedipus as a powerless man when it comes to handling the tragic fate he has been prescribed from a young age and a malediction that is waiting to come true.
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