{"id":3749,"date":"2020-08-24T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/english-201-introduction-to-literature-fall-2020\/?page_id=3749"},"modified":"2025-10-26T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T15:24:49","slug":"week-11-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-fall-2025-conway\/week-11-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Activity 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Complete reading of\u00a0Oedipus the King<\/em>\u00a0from page 10\u00a0(right hand\u00a0column) at highlighted\u00a0[Enter\u00a0JOCASTA] to end.<\/p>\n

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Activity 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click the link below for my video lecture <\/a>Aristotle Defines Tragedy if you have not already viewed the video. <\/em>\u00a0If for any reason the link is not working for you, you can download the attached mp4 file of the video. This is relevant to the week’s discussion.<\/p>\n

Aristotle Defines Tragedy Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Transcript Video Aristotle<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTragedy is an imitation of an action of high importance, complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced by distinct and varying beauties; acted not narrated; by means of pity and fear effecting its purgation of these emotions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Click here for an overview of Oedipus the King<\/em> <\/a>on the CommonLit website.<\/p>\n

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Quiz 7
\nThis is a 10-question multiple-choice quiz, which tests your knowledge about the conventions of ancient Greek theater, as well as your understanding of the drama Oedipus the King<\/em> by Sophocles. Students have 90 minutes to complete the quiz, which must be done in one sitting. Quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m., Monday, October 20 through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, October 26. . Once the quiz has closed, it will become unavailable and unviewable. Quizzes will not be reopened.<\/p>\n

To access the quiz, navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click “Review Quizzes.” Then select “Quiz 6.”<\/p>\n

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