PreAP 5.17
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The document provides students with questions to answer about Greek tragedies and the playwright Sophocles for a quiz grade. Students are instructed to take out a blank sheet of paper, then asked what a tragedy is, who Sophocles is, and two of his most famous plays. They are also asked what purpose the Chorus serves in a Greek tragedy. The document then lists the play Oedipus Rex and upcoming homework assignments including an essay draft, vocabulary tests, and a final exam studying vocabulary roots.
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Oedipus became King of Thebes by solving the riddle of the Sphinx that was plaguing the city. Thebes was facing a plague and they asked Oedipus to resolve the issue and find who murdered the previous King. Oedipus promised to lift the plague and find the murderer. Tiresias is a blind prophet who Oedipus first becomes angry with and accuses of conspiring with the murderer, but Tiresias responds cryptically that Oedipus is the murderer.
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PreAP 5.5
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PreAP 5.17
- 1. turkey Welcome! Please take out a blank sheet of paper. Please take out your journal.
- 2. On your sheet of paper, answer these questions. You may work in groups and use laptops, cell phones, and iPods to obtain the answers. You will submit this in 7 minutes for a quiz grade. What is a tragedy? Who is Sophocles? What are two of his most famous plays? In a Greek Tragedy, what purpose does the Chorus serve?
- 3. Oedipus Rex
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