Sophocles'+Oedipus+Rex

PPT from class introducing the play:[[file:new Oedipus intro.ppt]][[image:imagesCA1BP7BR.jpg align="right"]]
Webquest: The Festival of Dionysus Please travel to the links below and find information on the Festival of Dionysus. Take notes on your findings and specifically find the answers to these questions:

A. Who was/is Dionysus? B. Why is there a festival in his honor? C. What is another name for the festival? D. When does the festival take place? E. What activities are associated with the festival? F. Why would //Oedipus Rex// be presented at this festival? G. What are some other facts about the festival you feel readers should know?

Please share your answers on the discussion board. Here are a few helpful websites, but feel free to find your own.

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 * __THE FESTIVAL OF DIONYSUS__**