1. Greek Theater

2. Oedipus Rex Prediction: Oedipus will murder his father. Oedipus’ bio parents give him up to a shepherd. Shepherd gives Oedipus to King and Queen of Corinth. Oedipus grows up – learns of legend re: his birth parents/curse – goes to find his father

3. Oedipus Rex Oedipus consults the oracle and others and learns that he murdered his father. Oedipus married his mother, Jocasta, and had four children with her. Jocasta commits suicide. Oedipus gouges his eyes out and eventually dies. Antigone and Ismene are his daughters. Eteocles and Polyneices are his sons.

4. Roots in Worship of Dionysus God of wine and revelry

5. Theater at Epidaurus Example of greek theater – resembles stadium

6. Theater at Epidaurus

7. Dionysus Theater in Athens

10. Audience at Theater of Delphi

11. Chorus: 12 men representing the citizens of Greece - values

12. Chorus

13. Masks of Greek Theater Tragic playwrights: Sophocles - antigone

14. Masks of Greek Theater Quick costume changes

15. Masks of Greek Theater

17. Maenads and Satyrs

18. Dionysus and Satyrs

19. Greek Comedy and Aristophanes

20. Aristotle’s Poetics

21. Central Character is of the Elite Class

22. Central Character suffers a Downfall

23. Central Character is Neither Wholly good nor wholly evil

24. Downfall is the result of a TRAGIC Flaw

25. Misfortunes involve characters who are related or who are friends

26. Tragic actions take place offstage

27. Central Character has a moment of recognition

28. Audience experiences pity and fear

29. Pity and Fear leads to a catharsis

30. Sophocles

32. Oedipus Rex Oedipus at Colonus Antigone

33. Delphi

36. Oracle of Delphi

37. Oedipus and Sphinx