revise powerpoint
Past: The Priest is recalling how the plague is destroying the city
Past: Oedipus recalls how he slayed the Sphinx and saved the city.
Present :The people of Thebes going to ask Oedipus the King to save them from the plague
Present: The King promises vengeance against the murderers who caused the plague
Past: Oedipus had solved the Sphinx’s riddle and saved the City of Thebes, ending the monster’s control over it.
Present: The blind prophet Teiresias telling Oedipus that he was the reason behind the city’s plague.
Present: Oedipus and Creon arguing after Oedipus accuses him of conspiring with Teiresias to rob him of the crown.
Present: Jocasta and Oedipus discussing the prophecy and how they had cheated fate.
Present: The messenger from Corinth telling Oedipus how he had rescued him as a child and taken him to King Polybus. The shepherd was brought to corroborate the story.
Present: Oedipus stabs his eyes when he realizes that he has not escaped the Oracle’s prophecy.
References
STERREN, H. V. D. (1952). The'King Oedipus' of Sophocles. The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 33, 343.
Payne, Roger. “Oedipus Encountering The Sphinx by Roger Payne.” Fine Art America, fineartamerica.com/featured/oedipus-encountering-the-sphinx-roger-payne.html.