Both  Sophocles’  Oedipus  the  King  and  Aeschylus’  Agamemnon,  in  some  way,  attend  to  the responsibilities  of  rulers.  Compare  and  contrast  how  Oedipus  and  Agamemnon  are  as  rulers, how they  treat  their  people,  and  how  their  people  view  them.  Do  you  sense  their  hamartiai (great  missteps),  and  thus  their  tragedies,  are  related  to  their  positions  of  power?

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  Both  Sophocles’  Oedipus  the  King  and  Aeschylus’  Agamemnon,  in  some  way,  attend  to  the responsibilities  of  rulers.  Compare  and  contrast  how  Oedipus  and  Agamemnon  are  as  rulers, how they  treat  their  people,  and  how  their  people  view  them.  Do  you  sense  their  hamartiai (great  missteps),  and  thus  their  tragedies,  are  related  to  their  positions  of  power? 

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Both  Sophocles’  Oedipus  the  King  and  Aeschylus’  Agamemnon have been important kings in history.

 

 

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