A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.

A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.

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During the fifth century B.C., the Golden Age of Athens, new forms of art and literature were being developed with extraordinary speed and energy. One of the most important of these forms was Tragedy, and the preeminence of Aeschylus. Sophocles, and Euri...

During the fifth century B.C., the Golden Age of Athens, new forms of art and literature were being developed with extraordinary speed and energy. One of the most important of these forms was Tragedy, and the preeminence of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euri...

The Greek tragedian Sophocles (496-406 BC) ranks foremost among Greek classical dramatists and has been called the poet of Greek humanism par excellence. The son of Sophilus, a well-to-do industrialist, Sophocles was born in Colonus near Athens and grew...

Oedipus the King by Sophocles Sophocles was born at Colonus, just a mile outside Athens, in the year 496 B.C.E. The son of a wealthy family, he was raised with every possible educational and social advantage. At age 16 he made his debut in the theater...

Antigone Leads Oedipus out of Thebes by Charles Francois...

The Greek play 'Oedipus the King' will run through May 1, 1993 at the Wilma Theater. The off-site venue for the production is Philadelphia's Packard Building which was especially designed by production manager Neil Kutner. Blanka Ziska directs the play. The production was made...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Oedipus The King (430? B.C.) Background: There is dispute about the exact date of this play. The dating argument hinges on possible relationships between the plague described in the play and an actual plague in Athens in 430-427 B.C. It is...

In the following excerpt, Ringer analyzes the different levels of illusion Sophocles uses in his Theban plays and discusses the audience's involvement in these illusions.

In the following excerpt, Cameron discusses what can be learned from Oedipus Tyrannus concerning guilt, the past, and fate.

In the following excerpt, Segal discusses how indefinite descriptions of time in Oedipus Tyrannus are part of what obscures the identity of Laius's killer.

Debates the concepts of free will versus fate. Provides evidence in support of each. Explores how each is depicted in Oedipus, by Sophocles.

A plot summary and historical background for "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles. Hubris is Oedipus's tragic flaw. He is proud because he rescued the city of Thebes from the Sphinx, the citizenry worships him and the Thebans have such a high esteem for him that they made him king.

Analyzes the role of pride in Sophocle's "Oedipus Rex" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."