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8.what influence has Sophocles had on the development of the drama Oedipus the King?​

Answer 1

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Sophocles was an important influence on the development of the drama, most importantly by adding a third actor (and thereby reducing the importance of the Chorus in the presentation of the plot) and by developing his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights such as Aeschylus.

Sophocles is trying to show keep peace between Thebes and Colonus. He is trying to show that a democracy is less likely to start a war than one ruler because war does nothing for the people except kill them.

Answer 2

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Sophocles believed that he went through three specific changes in his career as a writer. His first stage was one of imitation, a time when he copied the pomp and language of the great Aeschylus. In Sophocles' second stage, he imitated no one; his work was entirely his own. He experimented with new ways to evoke feelings and responses in his audience (Athene's mockery of Ajax, and his subsequent suicide). The third and final stage of Sophocles' development was all about diction and the proper use of language

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