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Tragic dramas written in Greece during the fifth century B.C. engender considerable scholarly debate over the relative influence of individual autonomy and the power of the gods on the drama's action. ███

Debate · Power of the individual v. gods

Greek tragedies engender debate on the relative influence of individual autonomy and the power of the gods.

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Individual: Snell · Aeschylus demonstrates personal autonomy

Snell argues that Aeschylus (a playwright) demonstrates the power of the individual in his plays. His characters are said to make "free" and "personal" decisions which drive the drama of his plays.

Individual: Barbu · Agrees with Snell

Barbu further concludes that the Greeks had conception of individual as a free agent.

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Gods: Rivier · Disagrees with Snell

Divine forces compel character to make their "choices." Hence, it's not so much a choice as much as a "recognition" that there is only one option.

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Both: Lesky · Disagrees with both camps

Lesky thinks both the gods and the individual have power. The gods constrain the decision space but the individual does make a real choice. The tension between the two forces is what creates the tragedy.

Passage Style

Critique or debate

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Implied

This is an Implied question concerning the main difference between Lesky’s and Rivier’s views. Rivier emphasized the role of the gods and minimized the role of the individual. Lesky, however, emphasizes both – the gods may constrain actions, but individual choices and desires do matter.

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Awareness of consequences is not the difference. Both Lesky and Rivier may acknowledge that protagonists are aware of the results of their actions. The difference is in whether the individuals’ own choices and desires played a factor in those results.

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Acknowledgement of the deities isn’t the difference. The difference is in whether the individuals’ own choices and desires played a role in what happens. Protagonists may or may not recognize the influence of the gods; but do the protagonists’ own choices and desires matter?

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Neither viewpoint concerns a “moral evaluation” of actions.

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Neither viewpoint concerns a comparison between the ethics of the protagonists’ actions and the gods’ actions.

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