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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C HAP T ER 12 An intriguing possibility is the near-officeless headquarters for international companies. Technology may permit more people to work from anywhere as they e- mail and teleconference with their colleagues‚ customers‚ and suppliers elsewhere. Thus they can live anywhere in the world and work from their homes‚ as is already occurring within some professions.62 However‚ if people can work from their homes‚ they may move their homes where they want to live rather than living
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Introduction Stephen King is known for horror and suspense‚ and he is the master of writing horror books (Kraft 1). Stephen King was born in Portland‚ Maine‚ on September 21‚ 1947. King is identified as a writer of horror fiction mostly because of three novels he published under the genre of horror (Senf 3). In the essay ”The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears” it reveals King’s familiarity with that tradition. In the essay it describes his personal fears in ascending order of importance. Some of
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revolution was a reign of terror. During this time‚ the monarchy in France had undergone major change and finally overthrown by the unhappy French citizens. There were many reasons for this action of overthrowing the government‚ some of which being high taxes‚ which only the third estate had to pay‚ the lack of participation that king Louis and Marie Antoinette had shown whilst in power towards ruling the country. King Louis XVI was not entirely to blame as France could have been left in a bad stage
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controller‚ the classic pinball machine? How about chaos? If not then let me brief you on some small‚ yet powerful‚ knowledge I learned from a wise man named William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright with numerous plays‚ sonnets‚ and poems. He was no “One hit wonder.” Shakespeare’s work was constantly enjoyed as a hobby of the people of his time. One of his many widely known plays is Macbeth. Macbeth is a play about a Scottish ruler who becomes obsessed with power. He begins
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CHOLA KINGS Introduction : (http://indianhistory-ace.blogspot.in/2010/04/chola-dynasty-kings-list.html) & (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_dynasty) The Chola empire was a kingdom which existed in South India.They had Tamilian origins but ruled large tracts of lands in adjoining Andhra‚ Kerala‚ and Karnataka. Because of their naval power‚ they also colonised their kingdom included in the same the present day countries of Sri Lanka‚ Maldives‚ Malaysia‚ and Indonesia. Their trading
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Throughout King Lear‚ Shakespeare combines many ideas‚ and techniques in order to allow the reader to fully understand the morals behind the main themes‚ Sight and blindness. This is achieved by integrating techniques which stem from the central plot in order to add and explain additional ideas and devices such as deception‚ and inversion. Sight and blindness are common theme’s that are found continuously throughout the text‚ in order to convey the mindset of characters‚ specifically Lear. Both deception
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conditions of Greek theatrical performance impact upon our understanding of Oedipus Rex? This question asks you to consider the importance of the Greek theatrical conventions (particularly masks) that would have originally been employed when Oedipus was performed. Think practically - there were no electric lights‚ no recorded music‚ and perhaps even no props. How might this change your interpretation of the play? (See ’About Greek Theater’ for more information). Is Oedipus Rex a private or a public
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Contempt of Cop: The Rodney King Beating On March 3‚ 1991‚ Los Angeles police officers attempted to stop a white sedan traveling at a high rate of speed through Lake View Terrace‚ a residential neighborhood in northern Los Angeles. After a short pursuit‚ King was ordered out of his vehicle at gunpoint. King refused to comply and became belligerent and uncooperative. The use of open-hand controls‚ pepper spray and tasers were ineffective‚ as King continued to assault officers while resisting
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King Arthur‚ legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries‚ who‚ according to medieval histories‚ led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century‚ Myth or not Historically and through time he has managed to have an incredible impact on Britain and Europe in general and is often considered to be a mythical person that may have not existed and‚ he managed to have an incredible impact on British history making many accomplishments‚ or he could just be
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