Discussion:
An MLA Essay
12 point | Times New Roman| Doubled Spaced | Indent Paragraphs
500 -600 words.
Play: Oedipus Rex
1. Apply the terminology of classical dramatic structure to Oedipus Rex.
Indicate what information is revealed during the Exposition, the moment the Rising Action begins, what major events raise tension during Rising Action and WHY you think this is so, when the Climax occurs and why this moments constitutes the Climax, and what takes place during the Denouement.
2. Discuss how the technique of isolation in space OR limitation of time is used to raise tension in the play.
Discuss only one of these items. Show its existence in the play and comment on how it is used to raise tension.
You can look up the play online.