Quiz 6 — Scheduled for March 17th

In the last section of the story, pay close attention to the following ideas:  1) tyrant vs. ruler 2) method of killing and 3) family bonds in early Greek life.

Quiz 5 — Scheduled for March 13th

Pay attention to Antigone’s excuses for disobedience 2) Creon’s assumptions and 3) glorification of Antigone’s crimes–literally and the deeper significance of that glorification.

Quiz 4 — Scheduled for March 11th

You know the drill.

Discuss the following:  1)  kingship in Thebe 2) final requests and 3) speculation of the gods’ will throughout the drama as a whole (know at least three specific examples).

Quiz 3 — Scheduled for March 7th

If you checked here earlier, I apologize–supper ended a bit late tonight.

As  usual, use this  space to  discuss up to page 85. In particular, pay attention to the following:  1)  one small hope based on Jocasta’s tale; 2)  news from Corinth and 3)  flaws as stated by Chorus.

Quiz 2 — Scheduled for March 4th

Use this space to discuss pages 57-63.  In particular, pay attention to the following:  1) What Teiresias’s claims to have as a champion against Oedipus 2) The people Oedipus suspects are plotting against him and 3) the irony associated with symbolic and physical blindness on the part of the characters we’ve encountered thus far.