Oedipus Rex (by Sophocles) analysis essay in the form of an interview (easily edited) includes quotes from the text and line references
Date Submitted: 04/22/2001 17:54:39
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 6 pages (1740 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 6 pages (1740 words)
THE INTERVIEW
Defying the will of the gods, such as Creon leaving Polynices' body unburied in Antigone seems to be a serious offence. How does the will of the gods influence life in Athens?
Sophocles: The will of the gods are largely influencial ideals in Greek life. By largely I mean that everyone lives their lives in constant fear of the gods in the knowledge that one wrong move to offend them and they could …
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…the chorus represent?
Sophocles: I tend to portray the chorus as a thoughtful audience to help spark the thoughts of the actual audience. The chorus provides a provoking and not always PC approach on a situation, sometimes not taking sides at all, but merely restating the given points. This happens after the messenger from Corinth departs, and the truth of Oedipus' doings are revealed. The chorus then speculate the information received in the third stasimon.
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