Oedipus+Job+Antigone+Ruth

[|Antigone]

[|Antigone Painting by Mark Rothko]

William Butler Yeats -- "[|From the Antigone]" [|Antigone Questions 2] Antigone study guide

Antigone Essays D Block

[|Job Text]

[|Job Text Modern] English Paraphrase

Job Questions

[|Oedipus]

[|Oedipus Questions]

[|Oedipus the Movie], Performed by Vegetables.

March 5, B Block -- Discussion in class, questions to answer for self 1. Look at Creon's speech for line 700. What is he saying about being a ruler? Is this true? Not true? 2. Why does Jocasta ask Oedipus not to seek out the herdsman and then leave (1056-1075)? How does Oedipus interpret Jocasta's emotional behavior (1076-1079)?. What is Oedipus's view of the role of Chance (sometimes translated as 'Fortune') in his life (1080-1085)? Is Oedipus's view correct? Explain your answer. Explain the irony of the arrival of the Messenger occurring just after Jocasta's prayer. Is the Messenger's news really the good news he thinks it is?7 (All for verbal discussion and your knowledge.)

Read to 1400 or to the end -- create 3 episode squares for previous reading and 3 episode squares for Tuesday's reading. Also, create two discussion questions. Please bring a hard copy of the episode squares and the questions.


 * Do you see a movie after reading the book? Why? (Oedipus's audience all knew the story before going. It's okay if you know the story before. But notice, it is the way the story is told that creates a masterpiece that has lasted centuries.)
 * If you defied your parents, what is the absolute worst punishment they could give? Shawn says "Kill the other parent and make you eat them." Isaac says "disown" Some said "take away the computer."' (Who rules Oedipus?)
 * Should a person be punished for a crime they didn't know they were committing?

How does Oedipus fit the tragic hero type? What are the personality traits of Oedipus? How did he save Thebes? Why is he king? Is he a good king?