EN121 Chapter Notes -Laius, Macaroon, Willful Blindness
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To attend a play was an act of worship, not. God celebrated in the plays was dionysus destructive revelry madness. A deity who lived in the wild and was known for. Associated with an ecstasy that bordered on. Cult was that of drunkenness and sexuality. Part of a religious festival entertainment or a pastime. The fall of athens ended the reign of greek theatre. When reading it in modern times, we often misinterpret it by thinking about it or relating it to our own arts (in modern time: summary & analysis. Oedipus is greeted by the priests who surround the sick. Citizens cary branches wrapped in wool as gift to gods. Finds out that the only way to free thebes from the. Laius, who ruled thebes before oedipus plague is to drive out the murderer of. Creon tells the story of laius travellers were killed by thieves attempt to find the murderers.