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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Greek Drama II--Sophocles and Euripides

Lesson from the Shenzhen Daily:
http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-10/30/content_2256742.htm

Practice the conversation; study the vocabulary; then discuss the questions with a friend in English.

Questions:
1. Do you know anything about Sophocles or Euripides or any of their plays? If so, talk about them.
2. Have you ever heard of Freud and the "Oedipus complex"?  If so, talk about them.
3. Why do you think Euripides would be "considered a bad influence on the society of Athens"?

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