2. Ancient Greek Beliefs
Gods were linked to religion
(polytheistic); the Greeks
worshipped many gods.
Many times they are seen as
rulers and protectors of a
place; Sophocles shows the
other side
The Greeks did not love their
gods, but respected their
power
3. The 4 Steps
Step 1: Blinding of mind. This means by either
selfishness or another kind of "strong" feeling, someone
thinks of doing something that the Gods are against or
protective over that action.
Step 2. Going over the limit. This means that somebody
would act according to what they thought of in Step 1
which exceeds the limits that the Gods have set. In other
words:
Step 3: The Gods are angry with what you've done
because it was over the limitations.
Step 4: The Gods punish you for your actions.
4. Apollo
Apollo was associated with law,
philosophy, and the arts. He
sometimes gave the gift of prophecy
to mortals whom he loved
He is considered the ideal of manly
beauty; The arrows of Apollo and
Artemis invariably killed and the
Greeks explained epidemics of
diseases by supposing that they
were shooting their arrows at people;
by praying to Apollo, the epidemic
might stop.
Apollo’s oracle tells the Thebans to
either kill or drive out the guilty man,
which will remove the source of
pollution from Thebes.
5. Chorus
Sophocles uses the
chorus to act as moral
ground for the
community being
represented
In Oedipus, he has the
chorus declare that
religion is dying, since
prophecies were not
6. The Main Reason
Show the skeptic idea of Sophocles
Represent the main theme of Fate & Free
Will
“The Machine of the Gods“ - means that
the gods are actually causing the play to
happen
The Shepard who was ordered to leave
Oedipus on the mountain to die became
an instrument of the gods' plan. He and
the other Shepard, both tempted fate, but
in a way that was pleasing to the gods.
Because of their actions, the oracle was
able to come true.The Shepard who
witnessed Laius's death,exiled himself
7. The Main Reason
Show the skeptic idea of Sophocles
Represent the main theme of Fate & Free
Will
“The Machine of the Gods“ - means that
the gods are actually causing the play to
happen
The Shepard who was ordered to leave
Oedipus on the mountain to die became
an instrument of the gods' plan. He and
the other Shepard, both tempted fate, but
in a way that was pleasing to the gods.
Because of their actions, the oracle was
able to come true.The Shepard who
witnessed Laius's death,exiled himself
