Choose one of the following and be brilliant:
Prompt A: In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present actions, attitudes, or values of a character. In Oedipus, a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Write an essay in which you show how the character’s relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. Prompt B: In Oedipus, some of the most significant events are mental or psychological: for example, awakenings, discoveries, or changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action. Do not merely summarize the plot. Prompt C: Often in a work of literature there emerges a ‘key’ scene that presents and important thematic moment, or action, or decision around which the rest of the work seems to be built; everything else in the work either leads up to that scene or away from it. Describe one such scene from Oedipus Rex; then show with specific examples from the work as a whole that the scene you have described is the thematic center of the play. Do not merely summarize the plot. Oedipus the King Study Questions
1/3 (Parodos - Ode 1)
2/3 (Scene 2 - Ode 3) 1. (a) Why does Oedipus distrust Kreon? (b) How does Kreon try to prove that he has no interest in being king of Thebes? 2. In terms of plot, what is significant about the exact time when Oedipus comes to the crossroad where he kills the people in the carriage 3. (a) What reasons does Iokaste give for not having faith in prophecy? (b) In terms of their approach to destiny, what do Iokaste and Oedipus have in common? 4. What role does the Chorus play in heightening the dramatic tension of the play?
3/3 (Scene 4 - Exodos)
Form
Fragment (5/10/15/20) ___________________ Run-On (5/10/15/20) _____________________ You/your/yours (2/5) ____________________________________________________________ I/me/my (2/5) __________________________________________________________________ Subject/Verb Agreement (2/5) _____________________________________________________ Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement (2/5) _______________________________________________ Spelling (2) _____________________________________________________________________ Capitalization (1) ________________________________________________________________ Punctuation (1) _________________________________________________________________ Contraction (1) __________________________________________________________________ Tense Shift (1) __________________________________________________________________ Appropriate Tone (1) _____________________________________________________________ Passive (1) _____________________________________________________________________ Word Choice (1) _________________________________________________________________ Awkward Phrasing (1) ____________________________________________________________ Quote Format (1) ________________________________________________________________ Documentation Format (1) ________________________________________________________ Content Interesting Ideas (5/10) __________________________________________________________ Style/Originality (5/10) ___________________________________________________________ Focus/Point of View (5/10) ________________________________________________________ On Topic (5/10) _________________________________________________________________ Organization (5/10) ______________________________________________________________ Development (5/10) _____________________________________________________________ Adequate Length (5/10) __________________________________________________________ Adequate Support (5/10) _________________________________________________________ Facts (5/10) ___________________________________________________________________ Logic (5/10) ____________________________________________________________________ |
AuthorDr. C teaches AP Lit Archives
April 2020
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