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Oedipus the King Notes DeGraffenreid Fall 2015 Directions: Read pages 258-259 and answer the questions below on a SEPARATE piece of paper. ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! PUBLIC FIGURE: 1. What kind of environment did Sophocles grow up in? 2. What was he skilled at when he was young? 3. What other jobs did Sophocles have during his lifetime? 4. Why was Sophocles regarded highly by the Grecian people? GREAT DRAMATIST: 1. How many plays did Sophocles write? 2. How many of those plays survived? 3. How many times did Sophocles take first prize at The Festival of Dionysus? 4. What three things did Sophocles do to make Grecian plays better? TRAGIC VISION: 1. Why was it ironic that Sophocles’ plays were so dark and tragic? SOPHOCLES’ THEBAN PLAYS: 1. Who was Sophocles fascinated by? 2. What two plays did Sophocles write about Oedipus? 3. What are those played sometimes referred to as? ARTISTOTLE AND TRAGEDY: 1. What does the word “tragedy” mean? 2. What two emotions should tragedy envoke? HIS ORIGINS: 1. What happened to Oedipus when he was a baby? 2. Who adopted him? 3. What does his name mean? A FATEFUL NIGHT: 1. How did Oedipus find out the truth about his birth? 2. What prophecy is Oedipus involved in? RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX: 1. What is a sphinx? 2. What riddle does she ask?

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Page 1: 1.cdn.edl.io€¦ · Web viewWhat does the word “tragedy” mean? What two emotions should tragedy envoke? ... RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX: What is a sphinx? What riddle does she ask?

Oedipus the King NotesDeGraffenreidFall 2015

Directions: Read pages 258-259 and answer the questions below on a SEPARATE piece of paper. ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!

PUBLIC FIGURE:1. What kind of environment did Sophocles grow up in?2. What was he skilled at when he was young?3. What other jobs did Sophocles have during his lifetime?4. Why was Sophocles regarded highly by the Grecian people?

GREAT DRAMATIST:1. How many plays did Sophocles write?2. How many of those plays survived?3. How many times did Sophocles take first prize at The Festival of Dionysus?4. What three things did Sophocles do to make Grecian plays better?

TRAGIC VISION:1. Why was it ironic that Sophocles’ plays were so dark and tragic?

SOPHOCLES’ THEBAN PLAYS:1. Who was Sophocles fascinated by?2. What two plays did Sophocles write about Oedipus?3. What are those played sometimes referred to as?

ARTISTOTLE AND TRAGEDY:1. What does the word “tragedy” mean?2. What two emotions should tragedy envoke?

HIS ORIGINS:1. What happened to Oedipus when he was a baby?2. Who adopted him?3. What does his name mean?

A FATEFUL NIGHT:1. How did Oedipus find out the truth about his birth?2. What prophecy is Oedipus involved in?

RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX:1. What is a sphinx?2. What riddle does she ask?3. What is the answer?

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