Thursday, January 11, 2007

Oedipus Rex

Part II
1. Page 962 lines 60-81
Page 964 lines 134-149
2. Oedipus doesn't know it, but he is actually the one who killed Laïous. Now he is searching for the killer looking to get revenge and prosecute this evil villain when he actually the one who did the crime.
3. Imagery helps the audience know the situation of the village and how they have been struggling. The main thin it does is help the audience realize what is going on in the setting and the overall mood.
4. The motifs that are present are: Bad things keep happening, Irony, and Tragedy.
5. The chorus is talking about the struggles the village has faced since the death of the king. They are praying for relief from the horrid circumstances that have been a result of the death of the king.

Part III
1. Teiresias' role: Page 969 lines 101-103
Page 971 lines 191-215
Teiresias' internal conflict: Page 969 lines 112-115
Page 972 lines 230-245
2. The conflict is the fact that Teiresias knows that Oedipus is the killer and Oedipus is trying to threaten and force Teiresius to tell him this information not knowing that he would reveal he was the killer. They are fighting because Oedipus wants to know what Teiresuias knows.
3. Oedipus' hubris: Page 970 line 171
Page 969 line 127-131
4. One example of dramatic irony is that Oedipus is trying to find and prosecute the person who killed Laïous, but we all know and the audience knows it was he who killed the king.
5. The paradox in this story is when Teiresias says that the killer here and everyone knows he is wrong but at closer look you realize he is right.
6. The chorus is talking about what the killer must be thinking and how he will live with guilt forever. It is also talking about the doom that has taken over the village.

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