How does Oedipus ascend to the throne of Thebes, and what happens at the crossroads where three roads meet?
Using at least four points of criteria for comparison, compare and contrast the leadership skills and abilities of both Oedipus and Odysseus.
August 2, 2019Oedipus the King was written in approximately 429 B.C.E. about events that occurred hundreds of years before then. Fences was first produced on Broadway in 1987 about events that occurred in approximately 1957. Yet each play is still read and appreciated today. Discuss each play’s timeless qualities, or in other words, each play’s relevance to our lives in the second decade of the twenty-first century.
August 2, 2019How does Oedipus ascend to the throne of Thebes, and what happens at the crossroads where three roads meet?
Question Description
Essay#2 option: Oedipus Rex (WRITE)
First, give a brief plot summary that answers the following questions. This should take no more than one good paragraph:
- How does Oedipus ascend to the throne of Thebes, and what happens at the crossroads where three roads meet?
- What crimes does Teiresias know Oedipus is guilty of, and how does the king respond?
- What events lead up to his final exile?
Next, answer at least one of the following analysis/interpretation questions:
- In practical and philosophical terms, what is Oedipus trying to do by fleeing Corinth?
- How do the various plot details model irony? Give at least two examples.
- What lesson(s) would a Greek audience have drawn from the story?
3 pages (1000 word count), 1” margins, double-spaced, 10/12 pt. type; on a cover page or in the top left-hand corner, be sure to put your name, my name, our class, and the date. Use an effective structure that carefully guides your reader from one idea to the next, and edit thoroughly so that sentences are readable and appropriate for an academic audience.
