Oedipus Trilogy (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

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Overview

SparkNotes

Today's Most Popular Study Guides

The Oedipus Plays

Antigone, Oedipus Rex, and Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles

Smarter Better Faster

The Oedipus Play

  • Featuring explanations of key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols including:
                        Graves and Tombs                     The Priority of Unwritten Law

                        Suicide                                        Oedipus’s Swollen Foot

                        Seeing and Blindness                    Antigone’s Entombment

  • And detailed analysis of these important characters:
Oedipus

Antigone

Creon

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  • 25-Question Review Quiz
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781411493599
  • Publisher: Spark Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/11/2007
  • Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
  • Format: Spark Note
  • Sales rank: 82,002
  • Ships to U.S.and APO/FPO addresses only.

Table of Contents

Context 1
Greek Theater 1
Antigone 2
Oedipus the King 2
Oedipus at Colonus 3
Plot Overview 5
Antigone 5
Oedipus the King 6
Oedipus at Colonus 8
Character List 11
Analysis of Major Characters 15
Oedipus 15
Antigone 16
Creon 17
The Chorus 18
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 21
The Power of Unwritten Law 21
The Willingness to Ignore the Truth 21
The Limits of Free Will 22
Suicide 23
Sight and Blindness 23
Graves and Tombs 24
Oedipus's Swollen Foot 24
The Three-Way Crossroads 24
Antigone's Entombment 25
Summary & Analysis 27
Antigone
Lines 1-416 27
Lines 417-700 30
Lines 701-1090 33
Lines 1091-1470 35
Oedipus the King
Lines 1-337 37
Lines 338-706 39
Lines 707-1007 41
Lines 1008-1310 43
Lines 1311-1684 45
Oedipus at Colonus
Lines 1-576 48
Lines 577-1192 50
Lines 1193-1645 52
Lines 1646-2001 54
Important Quotations Explained 57
Key Facts 63
Study Questions & Essay Topics 67
Study Questions 67
Suggested Essay Topics 70
Review & Resources 71
Quiz 71
Suggestions for Further Reading 76
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