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Charting the Clues Section of the Play Prologos Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Clues Who reveals the clue?

Plot Structure of Greek Drama… First, start with what you know…

& Sc us xod , E e 4 Od en Sc e 2, 3 en O e 3 de , O 2 de Scene 4 Prologue, Parados 1, ne e Sc de 1 O Exodus Greek Tragedy Structure

Paradox What is a paradox? A paradox in literature refers to the use of concepts/ ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together they hold significant value on several levels. The uniqueness of paradoxes lies in the fact that a deeper level of meaning and significance is not revealed at first glace, but when it does crystallize, it provides astonishing insight. Can you name a few?

Teiresias & the Paradox of Blindness � Explain the paradox in Oedipus Rex. Find some specific examples of lines from the play.

Paradox � � O to T, “You child of endless night. You can not hurt me or any other man who sees the sun. ” T, “Listen to me. You mock my blindness, do you? But I say that you with both eyes, are blind. ” T, “You do not even know the blind wrongs/ That you have done your parents, on earth and in the world below. ” T, “But the double lash of your parents’ curse will whip you/ Out of this land some day, with only night upon your precious eyes. ”