Sophocles (497-405 BC) was a Greek tragedian from Athens. Of his 123 plays, only 7 survive, and his Oedipan plays (Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone) are some…

1. The Theater of Ancient Greece An introduction to Oedipus Rex 2. Virtually everything we know of today’s theater— script, stage, acting techniques---traces its heritage…

1. LO: Can I consider whether theplay fits into the conventions oftragedy?What do you know about the genre oftragedy? 2. History of TragedyGreek Tragedy• Aristotle…

Tragedy : An Introduction Tragedy: A serious and often somber drama, written in prose or verse, that typically ends in disaster and that focuses on a character who undergoes…

PowerPoint Presentation Definition of Tragedy: âTragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished…