... play by its setting, language and imagery. In the opening lines of the play, we are first introduced to the setting: Lemnos, a large island west of Troy. The scenery of this island reflects the theme of savagery. Sophocles expresses this savagery with the opening image of "sea girt Lemnos1". Island of Lemnos which the sea cuts of Philoctetes off from the rest world forces him ... can be representative of someone who is located in between savagery and civilization. The language of the characters reflects either the degree of either their civilisation or their savagery. Philoctetes language...

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