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1
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Key themes in the play

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Loyalty, Pride, Fate and Gods

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Secondary themes the play

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Guilt, Blame and Shame

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“So I will fight for him…” [Oedipus]

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“….as if he were my own father”

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“….as if he were my own father” [Oedipus]

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“So I will fight for him…”

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“He is the…” [Tiresias]

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“…plague”

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What does Oedipus say about the curse in relation to the King’s murder?

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“May the curse I just called down on him strike me” [Oedipus]

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What curse does Oedipus call on the King’s murderer?

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“Let that man [the king’s killer] drag out his life in agony, step by painful step” [Oedipus]

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What does Oedipus say to Creon?

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“No, I want you [Creon] dead.” [Oedipus]

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How does Oedipus attack Creon’s Loyalty?

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“Show your stripes - you betray a kinsman” [Oedipus]

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How does Oedpius describe his new blindness?

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“dark, horror of darkness… my darkness, drowning swirling around me” [Oedipus]

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What quotes seals Oedipus’s fall in irony?

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“Blind in the darkness - blind!” [Oedipus]
(He knows, and yet he’s blind now)

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Which character in the play show loyalty?

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Chorus, Oedipus and Creon

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Who/What is the chorus loyal to?

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The truth

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“….never in my heart” [Chorus]

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“Never will I convict my king…”

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“No man happy…” [Chorus]

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“… till he dies, free of pain at last”

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Who/What is Creon loyal to?

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Tradition, the gods and family

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Who/What is Oedipus loyal to?

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The Kingdom of Thebes and his word

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How does Oedipus show his commitment to the Kingdom of Thebes?

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“I grieve for these, my people, far more than I fear for my own life.” [Oedipus]

19
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“…grieves for the city” [Oedipus]

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“But my spirit…”

20
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How does Oedipus show his loyalty to his word?

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“Let that man [the king’s killer] drag out his life in agony, step by painful step” [Oedipus]
OR
“Drive me out of Thebes in exile” [Oedipus]

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How does Creon show his loyalty to the gods?

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“I wanted the god to clarify my duties” [Creon]
OR
“Only the gods can give you that” [Creon]

22
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“All of us are…” [Creon]

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“…equal”

23
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How is Oedipus NOT a tragic hero?

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“O triple roads - it all comes back” [Oedipus]

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What is a tragic hero?

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A tragic hero is one who is of noble birth and is a prisoner of his destiny. In this undoinging he elicits emotions of fear and pity from the audience. His downfall is due to his hamartia (fatal flaw) and as a result of the reversal of fortune.

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4 reasons….

How is Oedipus a tragic hero?

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Oedipus is a well liked/respectable character.
His undoing was predetermined by fate.
Oedipus had a reversal of fate.
Oedipus was a character full of pride.

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“King of the land…” [Chorus]

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“…our greatest power.”

27
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“We rate you the…” [Chorus]

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”..first of men”

28
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“Better to die than…” [Oedipus]

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“…be alive and blind”

29
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How do the gods have free will?

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They are above all

30
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The world knows my fame…”

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“…I am Oedipus”

31
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When/How does Oedipus have free will?

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Blinding himself.
Choosing to kill the king.
The Crossroads

32
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When/How does Creon have free will?

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When he was being confronted by Oedipus
Letting Oedipus see his kids.
Free choice of where his loyalty lies

33
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“How could ____ please me?” [Creon]

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Kingship

34
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Who has free will?

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The Gods
Oedipus
Creon

35
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Who does not have free will?

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Jocasta
Shepherd
Oedipus
Creon

36
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When/How does Jocasta not have free will?

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Marrying Oedipus

37
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When/How does the Shepherd not have free will?

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forced to tell Oedipus the truth about himself

38
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When/How does Oedipus not have free will?

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His fate. (Forced to live the prophecy)

38
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What is the Prologus?

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Start of the play

39
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When/How does Creon not have free will?

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Has to do what Oedipus tells him too (Going to the oracle of Delphi)

40
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What is the Parados?

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The first Choral ode

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English VCE - Oedipus and We've Always Lived in the Castle (2 decks)

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