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Oedipus Rex Story Board

Zach DriscollPer 3

AP Comp and Lit

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1. Exposition• The play begins in Thebes. Oedipus, the king of Thebes is trying to

figure out why.• He promises to the people of Thebes that he will find the cure to the

plague.• He sends Creon, his brother and law, to the Oracle of Delphi to see

how he can fix the plague.

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2. A Solution to the Problem• Creon returns from the oracle• He tells Oedipus that in order to stop the plague he must find the one

who killed King Laius, the previous king and punish them for what they did.• Oedipus vows to catch the murderer

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3. A Blind Man who sees • Oedipus then calls Tiresias a blind prophet• Tiresias refuses to give Oedipus the information that he desires• Oedipus gets mad and taunts Tiresias• Tiresias reveals the truth• Oedipus gets mad and does not believe him. • Oedipus accuses Tiresias and Creon of conspiring against him

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4. The Result of the accusation• Creon hears of Oedipus’ accusation and quarrels with him.• After hearing this loud conversation Jocasta, Oedipus’ wife arrives.• She attempts to calm Oedipus down by telling him about her

prophecy which just happens to be very similar to his.• Oedipus becomes more worried

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5. Another Solution to the Problem• Jocasta tells Oedipus of a man who survived the attack.• She says that this man could settle all questions about if Oedipus

killed Laius or not.• They send for the man and begin to wait

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6. What a Coincidence?• A messenger shows up with new for Oedipus• It turns out that his “father” had died• Oedipus and Jocasta are relieved because this means that Oedipus did

not kill his father• Then the messenger reveals that Oedipus is adopted• Oedipus begins to get nervous again. • This is the peripetia of the play

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7. The Sole Survivor• The only survivor from the attack, a herdsman, comes to the castle• Oedipus asks him about the attack• It is revealed that Oedipus killed his father and then married his

mother• It is also revealed that the herdsman was the one who Jocasta and

Laius gave Oedipus to, to dispose of• This is the Climax of the play

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8. The Problem with the Solution• Oedipus has his Agnorosis• He realizes that Jocasta is his mother• He realizes that he could not avoid the prophecy• He realizes that he killed his father

• He learns that Jocasta has killed herself after learning about the situation

• With this Agnorosis he has discovered the cause of the plague, which is himself

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9. Figurative Blindness Become Literal• Oedipus blinds himself because of this scaring truth• He goes from being blind in a figurative sense because he cannot see

the truth of the situation to being literally blind• He talks to his children and apologizes for the rough life he has caused

them

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10. Exile and Resolution• Oedipus Exile’s himself from Thebes• As a result of this the plague is cured• The primary conflict of the play has been resolved• Universal order has been restored

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