Unraveling the Riddle of Oedipus Study Guide PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER’S STUDY GUIDE Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by William Butler Yeats September 28 – October 29‚ 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS SOPHOCLES Sophocles’ Life 3 Works by Sophocles 4 THOUGHTS FROM THE DIRECTOR 5 OEDIPUS THE KING Synopsis 6 Characters 7 Glossary 8 The Translator 9 Themes 10 The Riddle of the Sphinx 11 ANCIENT GREECE Daily Life 12 Why Ancient
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Napoleon complex‚ or "short man syndrome"‚ is a pejorative slang term describing a type of psychological phenomenon which is said to exist in people‚ usually men‚ of short stature.[1] It is characterized by overly-aggressive or domineering social behaviour‚ and carries the implication that such behaviour is compensatory for the subjects’ stature. The term is also used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. Other
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as humans would all like to possess. Some gain power by doing good while others gain power by taking down whom they need to‚ to get what they want. Power comes at a price‚ and it isn’t cheap. Larry Ellison was born in Bronx‚ NY on August 17‚ 1944 to a single mother. According to the article‚ “Larry Ellison Biography” on Bio‚ “When Ellison was just an infant‚ he was diagnosed with pneumonia‚ and his mother sent him to Chicago to be raised by her aunt and uncle‚ who in turn ended up adopting him
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by tubules or vesicles. These are called the cisternae. The golgi complex accepts vesicles from the endoplasmic reticulum and modifies them for usage in the cell. The golgi complex is used to distribute materials which help form the cell membranes. They also assemble the membranous material by producing glycolipids and glycoproteins. The golgi complexes also hand their vesicles materials for secretion. The golgi complex could not do its job without the help of vesicles. Vesicles bring and
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The Inferiority Complex SCENE ONE (A Payless outlet‚ Cross Roads‚ on a Friday night during the summer of 2012. Amidst the many buyers is GEORGE‚ a local bartender wearing a crisp black trouser and a tight button up shirt. He looks through the variety of dress shoes on display. He glances up as an empoyee comes over to assist him.) EMPLOYEE 1 May I help you? GEORGE (in an obviously fake american accent) Yea sweetheart. Do ya got no croc’s in a size 13? EMPLOYEE 1 Umm..
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Oedipus Tyrannous When half human monsters walked the Earth and mythical Gods ruled all of creation‚ one man was destined to suffer the worst fate ever imaginable. Oedipus Tyrannous is a classic Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 470 BC. According to Aristotle’s Poetics‚ Greek tragedies should follow certain guidelines in order to be effective tragic drama. Many of Oedipus’ character traits ultimately justify his place as a perfect specimen of Aristotle’s tragic hero. According
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The Complex man The theory on the complex nature of man was posited by Maslow who averred that man’s needs fall into a hierarchy of relative prepotency. Needs range from the most basic physiological to the most intricate psychological state of self-realization. A need ceases to be potent when it is met and man strives to satisfy the next rung of needs. People are variable in what motivates them. Their self-motivation changes from time to time‚ and through time‚ and from situation to situation
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1. Larry Rothi is from Ft. Lauderdale‚ FL and he is charged with the attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. The police interrogators in the video use several of the tactics listed in your textbook chapter on interrogations and confessions. Please name at least three tactics used and discuss thoroughly how these tactics were used to elicit a confession in this case. Be sure to demonstrate your deep knowledge of the course concepts and support your opinions with scholarly evidence. According
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In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ the Greek audience experiences Oedipus’ heartbreaking journey to find out who he really is and how his hubris and many other fatal flaws contribute to his downfall. The Greeks loved a good tragedy and Oedipus Rex did not disappoint. In this play Oedipus was put on a mountaintop as a baby because his birth parents‚ King Laïos and Queen Iocastê‚ were told that one day Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent this from happening King Laïos
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Essay on Oedipus Rex 4-3-97 In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ the theme of irony plays an important part through the play. What Oedipus does‚ what he says‚ and even who he is can sometimes be ironic. This irony can help us to see the character of Oedipus as truly a ’blind’ man‚ or a wholly ’public’ man. A great irony is found in Oedipus’s decree condemning the murderer. Oedipus says‚ "To avenge the city and the city’s god‚ / And not as though it were for some distant friend‚ / But for my own sake‚ to be
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