ENG 201: Introduction to Literature Fall 2025 [Conway]
ENG 201: Introduction to Literature Fall 2025 [Conway]

Week 10

Painting of Oedipus and Jocasta in long white robes on dark background
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Activity 2

In preparation for our reading of the ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus the King, please review the attached PowerPoint presentation  Greek Tragedies,

Activity 3

Please watch this fascinating 10-minute video, which illustrates and expands on some of the information in the Activity 2 readings.

Activity 4 

This 10-minute video picks up from the History of Theatre Part 1, showing the development of Greek theater with specific reference to the play we will be reading, Oedipus the King.

Theatrical mask of Zeus
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Activity 5

Begin the reading of Oedipus the King from the Prologue to Page 10 (right hand column) at the point of [Enter JOCASTA]. Pay special attention to the developing characters of the protagonist, King Oedipus, Creon, and Teiresias.

(OER source: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/9802-oedipus-the-kingLicense: CC Attribution 4.0 International).

Greek Black Figure kylix vase
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Statue of Ancient Greek Sphinx