Journal #3

Topic: self-knowledge and intuition as related to paying attention

Oedipus the King is not so much about the plot—a crazy one of killing your father and marrying your mother—as it is about more important questions. Oedipus is proud and hasty to anger. He’s opinionated and changeable. And he doesn’t know who he is.

Journal #2

How does the background information on Greek Theater and History inform your reading of Oedipus? Use specific examples to explore the connections between context and content.

When I read Oedipus I expect to find several things happening that I do not expect in a stage play at Tigard High School.

Journal #1

Tiresias says to Oedipus:

You are the king no doubt, but in one respect,
at least, I am your equal: the right to reply.
I claim that privilege too
I am not your slave. I serve Apollo.
I don’t need Creon to speak for me in public.