CLAS 220 1st Edition Lecture 15 Quiz1. In which city does Oedipus die?-- Athens2. Who is the king that comes to Oedipus’s rescue? – Theseus 3. Which of Antigone’s brother does Creon wish to see buried? – Eteocles 4. What is the name of Antigone’s finance? – Haemon 5. Which character is in power of Thebes at the end of the three plays?—Creon The play continued- Oedipus realizes that his prophecy is has actually come true - The Shepard knows the truth and does not want to but knows that he needs to know sohe tells Oedipus to ask his wife (mother) - The messenger describes Jocasta’s death- she hung herself after realizing she married her son and had his children - Oedipus blinds himself with the broaches from Jocasta’s dress – pulls dress down and makes her even more indecent - Oedipus chooses to go into exile and walk the earth – shame will live with him for the rest of his life - Antigone and Ismene- his daughters (he sings his own funeral songs to them) o No one will want to marry them now – no king father and daughters of incest - The chorus concludes the play Oedipus at Colonus- A play about old age - Special kinds of deaths for reserved heroeso Jumping off a white rocko Being swallowed up by the eartho Being struck by lightningo Drowning in a divine wind while at sea - A sacred space – - Eumenides- kindly ones – furies (hideous goddesses) – goddesses of fertility and peace - he will die in this garden with the furies - Kolonos: name for a region in Athens and for a local hero- also means mound of earth- heroes tomb- Oedipus is wanted in Thebes (dead not alive)- to be buried there because his body is worth a lot - Theseus (hero of Athens) helps Oedipus so he doesn’t get sent to Thebes – Hell protect Athens after death - Oedipus curses Creon These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Polyneices (many quarrels) and Eteocles (true fame) – bothers and Oedipus sons- Polyneices is cursed to death by Oedipus for them allowing him to be exiled and shunned- Oedipus’ mysterious death (he was swallowed by the earth)Antigone- Tragedy as education- The seven against Thebes- the brothers are supposed to share power o Polyneices gets 6 men to go with him and attack the cityo Both brothers die at the hands of the other - Antigone wants Polyneices to have a proper burial against the ban – punishable by death- Creon’s position- he thinks that only Eteocles is the only brother deserves a proper burial– he thinks that it is his obligation to speak his mind - Polyneices is miraculously buried and no one knows who did it - Its actually Antigone and Heamon- Antigone is caught when men are trying to unbury the body- she tried to rebuy it - She believes that she had an obligation to disobey because there is a deeper law of the gods that says she has to bury her brother - Stichomytha- rapidly-alternating single lines of dialog - Heamon defends Antigone – not burying is wrong and so is killing Antigone - Antigone hangs herself - Creon realizes he shouldn’t have killed her- Heamon tries to kill Creon but kills himself instead by accident - Creon’s wife also kills