Monday, September 30, 2013

Oedipus #1

To answer this prompt, you will need to create a Blogger account. The prompts to do so will pop us as you attempt to answer from this site. Please use a name by which I can identify you easily, preferably your first name and last initial. This is a public blog, not a district-restricted blog. NO LAST NAMES!

Due date: Saturday, October 5, by Midnight . . . to avoid confusion, that's the midnight between Saturday night (when I'll be sound asleep) and Sunday morning (when I'll be awake and fully caffeinated and ready to read your highly entertaining and informative blogs).

Question: Who is the biggest victim in this play? Oedipus? Jocasta? Their children? The people of Thebes? Some other character?

Answer: A great answer will consist of the following: Several well-written paragraphs with at least ONE text reference. At least one response to another student that covers more than "duh" or "ditto."

When quoting lines of poetry, include the line number(s) ONLY in parentheses after the quote and before the period at the end of your sentence. If you quote more than one line of poetry, use the / sign to indicate the end of one line and the beginning of the next.