A brief summary from Crash Course of the story of Oedipus. John goes into depth about how Oedipus killed his father and married his mother fulfilling the prophecy.
Hector challenges Paris in his decision to pursue Helen. He encourages Paris to think of the sacrifices made by those before him to establish peace between Troy and Sparta.
Mr. Tolson recites "I, Too" from Langston Hughes and a poem from Gwendolyn Bennett to set the scene for introducing new voices of a revolution in Harlem.