1. The text I will be working from in this Multimodal Project is ‘Oedipus the King’ by Sophocles. This play references sight and blindness multiple times since Oedipus was blinded from the truth for a long period, so I would like to emphasize this even more by visualizing it in a cartoon for readers. I also want to capture Oedipus’ ‘dreadful mark of shame’ since it is a great example of symbolism which further emphasizes the theme of the play which is power of prophecy. Finally, I would like to use the text when Oedipus is in complete shock when he discovers he is his father’s murderer and his mother’s husband.
2. Thesis: Bringing to life the literary elements and themes of ‘Oedipus the King’ through visualization of will better accentuate