Oedipus the King

• Corporate Author: University of Otago
• Other Authors: Johnson, Ralph, Parker, Marilyn, Love, Harry, McDonald, Jenny, Norris, Michael
• Format: Video
• Language: English
• Published: New York Classroom Media Inc. 1995
• Subjects: Greek drama (Tragedy)
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This video uses traditional elements of Greek theatre to present Sophocles' archetypal tale of familial and divine jealousies and rivalries.

Table of Contents:

• Start
• the priest beseeches Oedipus
• chorus prays for help
• tiresias accuses Oedipus
• Oedipus confronts Creon-- the oracle of Laius
• news of death of Polybus
• the oracle of Oedipus
• shepherd confirms suspicions
• Jocasta dead and Oedipus blind
• Oedipus laments his ruin
• End credits