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The oedipus cycle by sophocles
The oedipus cycle by sophocles








the oedipus cycle by sophocles the oedipus cycle by sophocles

Melody and spectacle these are accessories.The greeks sometimes usedmusical accompaniment.( music must blends properly with play) Plot The most important of the six elements (charcters give us qualities,but its in our actions-What we do-that we are happy or misarsble tragic hero A prominet,courageous and generally noble figure who has potential for greatness but is destined to fail(The spectacle of the unfolding tragic plot) Hamartia tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall Hubris excessive arrogance and pride Ate recklessness and rashness ignorance lack of knowledge or information stubbornness Having or showing dogged determination not to chane one's attitude or postion on something espically in spite of good argument or reasons to do so peripety a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances( there is no way to stop the tragedy) Anagnorisis the point in which a principal character recognizes or discovers another character's true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances Oedipus(Oedipus Rex) Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family( As a result of finding out what he has done he blinds himself brutally) Iocaste (Oedipus Rex) oedipus mother/ wife/ creons sister in which he fulfills the prohecy through (begs Oedipus to stop investigating Laios' murder) commits sucide because she couldnt bear that she slept and married her son in which they produced offspring Creon (Oedipus Rex) oedipus uncle accused of treason by oedipus for sending the oracle to him( gets acused of trying to take the throne from him and of killing laios) Teiresias (Oedipus Rex) famous blind prophet from the city of Thebes.










The oedipus cycle by sophocles