Oedipus Flashcards
1
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Sophocles
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b. 496 BC, d. 406 BC, wrote Oedipus and Antigone c. 450 BC
2
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Greek Plays
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had the authority of both history and religious truth
3
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suspense in greek plays?
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everyone knew what was going to happen, IRONY
4
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What did playwrights submit for festivals?
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3 tragedies and 1 Satyr play
4
Q
irony
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characters do not know what the audience knows
5
Q
The first line of a play is very important
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TRUE
6
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What role do the Chorus and Leader play?
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They are the religious truth, people trust them
7
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3 ideas in Oedipus
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- the problem of human knowledge
- Oedipus freely chooses impiety
- fate is not locked, but divine order does conquer human randomness
