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Excerpt from "Oedipus Rex"

Learn to speak like a king. But make sure you know the whole situation, unlike Oedipus Rex, whose story (dramatically staged by the ancient Greek poet Sophocles and translated into English centuries later) is filled with irony.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 10 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Romeo and Juliet, A Sport of Nature, Julius Caesar, Les Miserables, Oedipus Rex, Antigone
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  1. proclamation
    a formal public statement
    I make this proclamation to Thebes
  2. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
    if any man
    Fearing for his friend or for himself disobeys this edict
  3. propose
    declare a plan for something
    Hear what I propose to do
  4. forbid
    command against
    I solemnly forbid the people of this country
  5. decree
    issue an authoritative order
    I decree that he be driven from every house
  6. pronounce
    speak or utter in a certain way
    the Delphic
    Voice of Apollo has pronounced this revelation
  7. associate
    make a logical or causal connection
    Thus I associate myself with the oracle
  8. consume
    destroy completely
    I pray that that man's life be consumed in evil and wretchedness.
  9. apply
    be pertinent or relevant
    And as for me, this curse applies no less
  10. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
    If it should turn out that the culprit is my guest here,
    Sharing my hearth
Created on Wed Oct 15 12:40:05 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Oct 15 15:46:45 EDT 2014)

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