of the individual before divine authority. In A Doll's House, Nora Helmer's development takes her from believing she is happily married to realizing that she is a mere possession for her husband's entertainment. With his decision at the end of the play to leave his family and explore his own identity, Ibsen insinuates that concern for oneself is anything but selfish; it is in fact a supreme duty. Both plays introduced new currents of thought into society and demonstrated that freedom and justice are essentially matters of individual decision and responsibility.1 King Oedipus is presented in Oedipus Rex as the charming, courageous, and all-powerful king of Thebes. In the opening sequence of the play, Oedipus is approached by his citizens, led by a priest, who ask him to find the origin of the plague that is devastating their city. Praises Oedipus as "King of the earth, our greatest power"[ln. 15] and then goes on to describe the terrible situation the citizens find themselves in, which includes stillborn babies and plagues. Sophocles uses this conversation between Oedipus and the priest to establish Oedipus' greatness, as can be seen from the priest's plea to Oedipus: Now we pray to you. You cannot match the gods, your chi...... middle of paper ......g. 1385 Knox, Bernard. Sophocles – The three Theban comedies. Page 1396 Ibid. page 1387 ln. 269-2798 ln. 469-4749 Salome, Lou. Ibsen's Heroines10 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house. Page 3011 Salome, Lou. Ibsen's heroines. Page 4812 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house. Page 5413 Salome, Lou. Ibsen's heroines. Page 4814 Ibid. Page XV15 Ibidem. Page 6316 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house - Page XVI17 ln. 1395-140518 MacFarlane, James. Ibsen and meaning: studies, essays and prefaces. Page 24819 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house page. 9920 Winnington Ingram, RP Fate in Sophocles. Page 13421 Knox, Bernard. Sophocles – The three Theban comedies. Page 14922 ln. 1467-7123 MacFarlane, James. Ibsen and meaning: studies, essays and prefaces. Page 24524 Ibidem. Page 25025 Ibidem. Page. 250

Topic > of the individual before divine authority. In A Doll's House, Nora Helmer's development takes her from believing she is happily married to realizing that she is a mere possession for her husband's entertainment. With his decision at the end of the play to leave his family and explore his own identity, Ibsen insinuates that concern for oneself is anything but selfish; it is in fact a supreme duty. Both plays introduced new currents of thought into society and demonstrated that freedom and justice are essentially matters of individual decision and responsibility.1 King Oedipus is presented in Oedipus Rex as the charming, courageous, and all-powerful king of Thebes. In the opening sequence of the play, Oedipus is approached by his citizens, led by a priest, who ask him to find the origin of the plague that is devastating their city. Praises Oedipus as "King of the earth, our greatest power"[ln. 15] and then goes on to describe the terrible situation the citizens find themselves in, which includes stillborn babies and plagues. Sophocles uses this conversation between Oedipus and the priest to establish Oedipus' greatness, as can be seen from the priest's plea to Oedipus: Now we pray to you. You cannot match the gods, your chi...... middle of paper ......g. 1385 Knox, Bernard. Sophocles – The three Theban comedies. Page 1396 Ibid. page 1387 ln. 269-2798 ln. 469-4749 Salome, Lou. Ibsen's Heroines10 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house. Page 3011 Salome, Lou. Ibsen's heroines. Page 4812 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house. Page 5413 Salome, Lou. Ibsen's heroines. Page 4814 Ibid. Page XV15 Ibidem. Page 6316 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house - Page XVI17 ln. 1395-140518 MacFarlane, James. Ibsen and meaning: studies, essays and prefaces. Page 24819 Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house page. 9920 Winnington Ingram, RP Fate in Sophocles. Page 13421 Knox, Bernard. Sophocles – The three Theban comedies. Page 14922 ln. 1467-7123 MacFarlane, James. Ibsen and meaning: studies, essays and prefaces. Page 24524 Ibidem. Page 25025 Ibidem. Page. 250