​The Moral of Sophocles' Play Oedipus Was

question 112

Multiple Choice

​The moral of Sophocles' play Oedipus was

• A)​that although one cannot avoid the fate of the gods, one's own actions bear personal responsibility.
• B)​adhering to a "higher law" to bury her brother meant that Antigone had to break Athenian law.
• C)evil acts breed evil deeds, and Orestes was not wrong to avenge his father.
• D)​women should be granted more legal rights and status, or Medea would not have harmed her children.
• E)​that Lysistrata could organize women and show the foolishness of war.