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Two fundamental and universal taboos about Oedipus - correct
answers 1. Parricide: an obliteration of one's origin
2. Incest with mother: a crime against time, a confusion of cause and
effect. Oedipus is fated to do both and he himself is the answer to all
his questions
Oedipus as philosopher - correct answers The Delphic oracle was said
to have proclaimed him the wisest person. He said that the only thing
he knew was that he knew nothing. He was put to death by the
Athenians in 399 BCE. Oedipus' great virtue, his drive to learn the truth,
is also the cause of his downfall
Sophocles - correct answers Athenian tragedian (ca. 496-406 BCE).
Among his 7 surviving plays are three concerning the house of Laius:
Antigone (ca 441 BCE), Oedipus the King (ca 428 BCE), Oedipus at
Colonus (ca 401 BCE)
Oedipus as hero - correct answers Comes of age away from home. Kills
an enemy while travelling. Returns to birthplace. Destroys a monster
(Sphinx). Marries the queen and rules as king. His oikos is destroyed but
,the health of his polis is restored. He undergoes exile, suffering
(Oedipus at Colonus). Supernatural death and hero cult (Oedipus at
Colonus)
Delphic oracles in Oedipus' story - correct answers 1. Oracle #1 to Laius:
about his son
2. Oracle #2 to Oedipus: about his fate
3. Oracle #3 to Creon: about the miasma in Thebes
4. Oracle #4 to Oedipus: about his death
5. Oracle #5 to Thebans: about the bones of Oedipus
The riddle of the Sphinx - correct answers What walks on four legs in
the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening? A
human
Oedipus at Colonus - correct answers Oedipus is exiled (because of
miasma). Wanders old, blind, in rags, with his daughter Antigone.
Arrives at sacred grove of the Eumenides at Colonus, where he seeks
refuge by supplicating Theseus, king of Athens. Similar to Oresteia. Two
sons each seek Oedipus' support in civil war. Oedipus curses his two
sons and goes into the sacred grove with Theseus and a messenger
comes back to tell the news of his disappearance. The grove becomes a
symbol for the death of Oedipus. Mysterious death makes him a cult
hero
,Oedipus' funeral rites - correct answers Polynieces leads 7 generals
against the city of Thebes and Eteocles defends the city so its brother
against brother. They kill each other simultaneously at the main gates
using spears. The rule of Thebes goes to Creon once the two sons of
Oedipus die. Polyneices doesn't get buried as punishment so the dogs
and the birds can devour his body. Antigone tells her sister about the
new decree from king Creon. Utterance of king Creon immediately
becomes a law. Antigone feels that in the absence of other female
members in her family, that it is her task to do a burial for both of her
brothers. Creon is coming to announce the law publicly, so Antigone
gives her sister an ultimatum asking if she's a true sister and loyal to her
family or the king. Antigone wants to perform a funeral ritual for
Polyneices, but Asthmetes, her sister, tells her she's crazy for wanting
that. Antigone and Asthmetes represent different sides of the law. Then
Antigone rejects her sister completely and tells her she's going to carry
out the task herself and that she should lie with him in death because
she will be killed for completing this task. Antigone appeals to the law
of the gods but Asthmetes appeals to the laws of the king. Antigone
claims she will win honour for dying for her brother. Antigone
represents oikos and Creon represents polis.
Oikos vs Polis (Antigone vs Creon) - correct answers Creon is furious at
what Antigone did and so he requests that his guards figure out who
did it. There were no tracks or foot prints or anything except the body.
The leader of the chorus suggests that the gods did it because they care
about proper ritual. This infuriates Creon and he immediately turns to
, blame corruption. It's the same conclusion that Oedipus came to. The
guard runs off and the chorus sings about how laws are important. The
guard returns with Antigone and this is shocking because its Antigone.
The guard tells the whole story about how they were watching the
corpse carefully but then a dust storm happened and no one could see
and once it passes, Antigone arrived and brought more dust and
sprinkled dust and wine for her brothers death. So the guards arrest
her. Antigone said she did it because Creons law was not the gods
proclamation so she was allowed to do it. Creon is worried about his
authority being undermined by a woman. Creon tells Antigone that she
can find her love in hell. Antigone was supposed to marry Creon's son
Haemon. Creon condemns Antigone to death and when his son finds
out, Creon says there are plenty of places for his son to push his plough
and that he doesn't want shitty women for his son. Haemon tries to
persuade his father, the discussion between them becomes heated
until they're almost insulting each other. Haemon tells his father that it
is the wise man that will appeal to his business. Sophocles is presenting
to a democratic audience with a story set in an older time
Creon and the death of Antigone - correct answers Creon thinks
Haemon is threatening to kill him once Antigone dies because he said
that two people will die. Creon says he's going to lock Antigone in a
stone enclosure. The expectation is that she will die. Too much love can
bring trouble to the household. The chorus is sympathetic with
Antigone. Antigone talks of herself as a bride of death. Antigone says
she's like Niobe because she's encased in stone. She ties her own faith
to the incestuous relationship of which she came from (her parents).
Tiresias tells Creon that as he was sitting in his chair watching the signs
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