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Oedipus Trilogy

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About the Author

Personal Background
Literary Writing
Honors and Awards

Introduction to the Plays

Historical Background
Greek Theater and Its Development
The Oedipus Myth
Dramatic Irony

Oedipus the King: About the Play

A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters

Oedipus the King: Summaries and Commentaries

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Oedipus at Colonus: About the Play

A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters

Oedipus at Colonus: Summaries and Commentaries

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Antigone: About the Play

A Brief Synopsis
List of Characters

Antigone: Summaries and Commentaries

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The Oedipus Trilogy: Character Analyses

Oedipus
Creon
Antigone
Ismene
Polynices
Theseus
Tiresias
Jocasta
Eurydice

The Oedipus Trilogy: Critical Essays

The Power of Fate in the Oedipus Trilogy
Ritual and Transcendence in the Oedipus Trilogy

The Oedipus Trilogy: Study Help

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Oedipus the King: Summaries and Commentaries

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Labdacus, Polydorus, and Agenor  the ancestors of Laius, the former king of Thebes, and of Oedipus, his son.

infamy  disgrace, dishonor.

Cithaeron  the mountain range between Thebes and Corinth. Here, the place where Oedipus was abandoned.

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