The Three Theban Plays Reading through the Odyssey and the writings of Sophocles I explored many new ideas, however when I trace all of these ideas back to there simplest root I discovered that they all ... told in a story. In each of Sophocles" Three Theban Plays he teaches a lesson through a story. These lessons are taught and projected to the audience through the plot, characters and theme of the play. The plays teach lessons on loyalty, keeping promises, fate, courage, prejudice, and the manners in which humans relate to each other. Each of these ... manage to teach lessons that apply to...

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