Learning Guide: OEDIPUS REX
Check out these resources for academics, enthusiasts, educators to support your learning and viewing of Oedipus Rex.
Background
- Synopsis and Characters: Read a brief synopsis of Oedipus Rex and review the cast of characters in this complex family tree!
- Historical Background, Dramaturgy, and Design: Explore the history of Oedipus Rex, its rich dramaturgy, and the design of Court Theatre’s production.
Oedipus Trilogy Content Collection
Activities and Resources
- Prophecy Activity: Try out prophesying for yourself! This writing activity invites creativity and builds skills around audience, purpose, and tone.
- Gods and Rulers Activity: What institutions and figures do we treat as deities in our society today? This activity will drive discussion and give students an opportunity to dig into their visual creativity.
- Additional Listening, Learning, and Viewing: Check out this curated list of videos, podcasts, and further reading to dig deeper into Sophocles and the world of Oedipus!
Articles
- Oedipus and Agency: UChicago Professor Sarah Nooter explores questions of agency, truth, and fate in Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex.
- How did we get to Colonus? Understanding Gospel and the Oedipus Family Tree: Untangle the web of Oedipus’s family tree, his life, and the order of events of Oedipus Rex.
Photos and Videos
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