Greek Theatre

Hey everyone, the greek theatre exam is coming up and I'm wondering what the general public is thinking the essays could be on? Bless x

Considering the fact that none of the 30 markers last year were on frogs I’m quite certain there will be at least one 30m related to frogs

I think it might be on oedipus but i'm not sure x

Hi. Do you remember what the questions were for the 2023 Greek theatre paper?

Any predictions for 30 markers ?

2021 was Bacchae and Frogs or Oedipus, 2022 was Oedipus or Bacchae, 2023 was contextual or Frogs - they've all come up consistently so it would probably be a shot in the dark but maybe contextual information like some links of the Peloponnesian War (which hasn't really come up on new spec), but more likely to do with tragedies since that wasn't the focus of last years

Isn’t that really limited talking about pelopennesian war

IDK what it could be on but its a piece of contextualised information which comes up in all of the plays:
Oedipus Tyrannus: Oedipus was an elected basileus (hence a Tyrannus), rather chosen which is similar to the Spartan oligarchy, while Creon was rightfully born a king (hence a Basileus).
Frogs: Battle of Arginusae took place, which allowed some slaves to be freed - there were constant references to Xanthius avoiding conscription and so he is treated unfairly in the Underworld, i.e. Chaeron makes him walk past the father-murderers and oath-breakers, while Dionysus rows over the Styx.
(I forgot Bacchae, but there was a link to it somewhere)
Was just a complete shot in the dark bcs the previous years 30-markers are been pretty evened out, more likely to have a question on tragedy, but like I said contextual questions haven't really come up either.

Also the plague in oedipus is a reference to the plague that happened during the war. And there are also links of Oedipus as a Pericles figure

Just curious - where does Oedipus link to Pericles? Would def be good linkage if there is a question on the war.

Oedipus' speeches are similar to Pericles' in the sense of expressing desire to help but his actions are stubborn and too narrow-minded in similar fashion to how Pericles is often interpreted in the Peloponnesian War.
He wanted to hold Athens intact at any cost and leave the countryside for sparta which led to the loss of the war. He also believed the plague in Athens was a divine sign and that it wasn't something that mortals could solve. This can be seen as similar to Oedipus' own attitudes towards Thebes and the plague.
Idk which version of Oedipus u have but the Bloomsbury Students edition has a REALLY GOOD introduction that talks about it. If needed I can scan it and send.

Tyy! Would be useful if you could send some pictures through

Sure thing! Do you mind if I send it tomorrow? It's easier to do it from the school's printer