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Oedipus Questions
Trovato
Oedipus Questions
Trovato
How does Sophocles want us to understand Oedipus at the
beginning of the story?
How does Oedipus want his audience to perceive him? What does he say or do that makes you think this?
Is Oedipus credible at the beginning of the play? What makes him so or not so?
Identify the tone or tones you hear from the different sides at the beginning of the play—consult your list.
Make a list of 10-15 words you find to be significant. Consider significance having to do with repetition, theme, foreshadow....
Why do you think Sophocles has Oedipus turn on Tiresias and Creon? What purpose does this serve in the play?
Consider pace—how does it work in language. Look at speeches by Oedipus, Priest, and then the conversation between Oedipus and Tiresias. What do you notice about pacing?
How does Oedipus want his audience to perceive him? What does he say or do that makes you think this?
Is Oedipus credible at the beginning of the play? What makes him so or not so?
Identify the tone or tones you hear from the different sides at the beginning of the play—consult your list.
Make a list of 10-15 words you find to be significant. Consider significance having to do with repetition, theme, foreshadow....
Why do you think Sophocles has Oedipus turn on Tiresias and Creon? What purpose does this serve in the play?
Consider pace—how does it work in language. Look at speeches by Oedipus, Priest, and then the conversation between Oedipus and Tiresias. What do you notice about pacing?
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