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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.

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Other’s perspective

We’re looking for a plot summary that illustrates Rivier’s view. Rivier emphasized the role of the gods and minimized the role of the individual. Individuals don’t really have free choice – the gods are constraining what they can do.

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This doesn’t involve gods constraining actions.

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“Acceding” (or accepting) the gods’ “request” isn’t evidence that the gods constrained action. We’re looking for the gods essentially forcing someone to do something.

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This involves someone going against the gods’ wishes, not being constrained by them.

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This involves someone going against the gods, not being constrained by them.

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This involves the gods “choosing” a course of action. The protagonist has “no alternative.”

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PrepTest 110 - Section 4 - Passage 2 - Question 11

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