OEDIPUS: A Super Short Version & His Family Line By the end of this class you should-- Feel like the fate of Oedipus’ family is doomed Know the complex and incestuous family tree of Oedipus Remember that the Greeks knew these myths as part of their religion OEDIPUS TRILOGY: OEDIPUS REX OEDIPUS AT COLONUS ANTIGONE

“ Your baby will kill you, Laius and marry you, Jocasta” KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Laius Jocasta Teiresias HEAR A PROPHECY FROM “ Your baby will kill you, Laius and marry you, Jocasta”

Laius Jocasta Oedipus Some Guy KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Laius Jocasta Oedipus “ Since we don’t want our son to kill and/or marry us (respectively) we should probably take necessary precautions. ” “ All right… Let’s have do it so we don’t have killing a baby on our consciences: the gods might not like that.” Some Guy

“I don’t really want to kill a baby “I don’t really want to kill a baby. I’ll nail him to this mountain, and the gods can decide.” Some Guy: Oedipus

Some Sympathetic Peasants and take care of him. He ends up becoming royalty. One day he gets in to a “skirmish” with Find and take care of him. He ends up becoming royalty. One day he gets into a “skirmish” with Oedipus a guy wins. Oedipus Oedipus a guy

Laius Jocasta Oedipus Remember: “a guy” is dead goes to Thebes. KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Laius Jocasta Oedipus goes to Thebes. Laius is dead. (Note: Laius & “a guy” share the same color font.) SO….

Oedipus Jocasta Teiresias: (New) KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES Oedipus Jocasta Polyneices Eteocles Ismene Antigone Through a series of unfortunate events…. Oedipus comes to realize the bad news. Mostly because Teiresias: THEY HEAR A PROPHECY FROM “ You’re going to kill your dad and marry your mom…and your two sons are going to kill each other…. I’m also going to hint at the fact that you’re going to be blind one day.”

Oedipus Jocasta Oedipus: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!” (hangs herself) Oedipus: “I’M SO UPSET RIGHT NOW I’M GOING TO STAB MY EYES OUT WITH THIS PIN FROM YOUR ROBE—THE ONE YOUR’E WEARING, RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOUR DEAD, JOCASTA.”

Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta OEDIPUS FAMILY TREE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta Polyneices Eteocles Ismene Antigone Haemon Megareus Oedipus leaves the throne to Creon (Jocasta’s brother). He also asks to be banished from the kingdom. He walks around blind until he dies one day.

WHAT PART OF TEIRESIAS’ PROPHECY HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED? This is the end of OEDIPUS REX HOW CLOSELY HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING: WHAT PART OF TEIRESIAS’ PROPHECY HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED?

Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta OEDIPUS FAMILY TREE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta Polyneices Eteocles Ismene Antigone Haemon Megareus THESE TWO SHARE THE THRONE. POLYNEICES WANTS ALL THE POWER. SO HE GATHERS AN ARMY FROM ARGOS.

THE BATTLE OF SEVEN GATES Megareus Dies. Why is that important?

Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta OEDIPUS FAMILY TREE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta Polyneices Iteocles Ismene Antigone Haemon Megareus

THE BATTLE OF SEVEN GATES Polyneices Megareus Eteocles Dies. Who are you betting on? What’s going to happen?

WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST OF OUR NEXT PLAY? REVIEW OF DEAD PEOPLE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta Polyneices Iteocles Ismene Antigone Haemon Megareus GUESS: WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST OF OUR NEXT PLAY? WHO IS THE ANTAGONIST?

Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta Creon REVIEW OF DEAD PEOPLE Labdacus Menoeceus Laius Jocasta Creon Eurydice Oedipus Jocasta Polyneices Eteocles Ismene Antigone Haemon Megareus Creon SAYS “Give a proper burial. He deserves it. Do not bury . Do no mourn his death. He is a traitor.” Eteocles Polyneices Who might have a problem with that?

AND SO BEGINS (Review with string) Antigone

CHECK YOURSELF Do the Greeks know this story before seeing the play? How is Oedipus related to Jocasta? How is Creon related to Jocasta? Name at least one of Oedipus’ children. (Bonus if you name three or more)