As an Honors Class, the reading you undertook in class, on Friday, was truly Honors and College Level. In part because of the vocabulary and sentence structure, but mostly because of the maturity and philosophical nature of the text. For Monday's Socratic Discussion (in which desks are arranged in a circle, and YOU pose questions of your peers) please do the following to prepare: Re-read over key parts of the text, "On Tragedy". Particularly: Plot (pg. 228); Unity of Plot #2 bottom of page 231; Discovery; pg 234; Aim of Tragedy (page 235).
1. Write a full page reflection: What elements of "On Tragedy" transformed your understanding and why? What elements of the text demanded most from you? Which parts most resonated or stuck with you?
2. What figure or character from popular culture (real or fictional) now best fits the definition of a Tragic Hero, or Their Story A Tragedy? Why?
3. Lastly, compile several questions about the text and Oedipus that are Author and You or On My Own Questions for discussion on Monday. To be fair, all students should have no fewer than ten total questions.
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