Oedipus by Ashley Nguyen https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex Plot Chart en-us 2015-10-07 15:26:42 UTC 2026-02-14 01:20:09 UTC hello@padlet.com http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oXyek9Ddus4/hqdefault.jpg Character List schin101 https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74274304 Oedipus: the protagonist, king of Thebes

King Laius: Oedipus's father, Jocasta's ex-husband, ex-king of Thebes

Jocasta: Oedipus's wife and mother, Creon's sister

Creon: Jocasta's brother

Antigone: daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta

Polynices: son of Oedipus

Ismene: Oedipus's daughter

Tiresias: the blind soothsayer of Thebes

Haemon: Creon's son

Theseus: king in Athens

Eurydice: Creon's wife

]]> 2015-10-07 15:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74274304 Exposition  schin101 https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400018 The Thebans are asking King Oedipus to save them their city from pestilence, which is caused by the continued presence of the previous killer of King Laius. To stop the afflicting plague, the killer must be captured and punished with exile and execution.

]]> 2015-10-08 03:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400018 Climax schin101 https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400030 Oedipus learns that he is the man responsible for the plague that had struck Thebes. He discovers that he is the man who killed King Laius, his father and that he slept with his mother, Jocasta, having three children.

]]> 2015-10-08 03:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400030 Rising Action schin101 https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400047 Oedipus is trying to solve the mystery of what is causing the plague. Tiresias, the blind prophet, warns Oedipus to stop searching as he is getting more close to finding out the truth.

]]> 2015-10-08 03:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400047 Falling Action schin101 https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400057 After discovering the truth, Oedipus gouges out his own eyes. The discovery drives Jocasta to hang herself and also leads Creon to banish Oedipus from Thebes.

]]> 2015-10-08 03:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74400057 Resolution  khnguyen129 https://padlet.com/ashleyyng/OedipusRex/wish/74402349 After gouging out his eyes, Oedipus begs Creon to exile him. Oedipus also asks Creon to take care of his daughters. Creon gladly banishes Oedipus and takes over the throne.

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