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Barstow-Bowra
Barstow and Bowra essays
Question | Answer |
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deals with the ideal man | Barstow |
the ideal man has a slow temper | Barstow |
the ideal man thinks things through | Barstow |
gods tailor to the hero's flaw to teach a lesson | Bowra |
what lesson are the gods trying to teach | Bowra; gods are incharge and humans are at their mercy |
the ideal man has a clear vision (can see all sides of a situation) | Barstow |
the ideal man accepts the "gods plans" | Barstow |
fate and the role of the gods | Bowra |
the ideal man is always cheerful and accepts what happens to them with dignity | Barstow |
a hero can't escape his fate | Bowra |
the ideal man has inner peace | Barstow |
inner peace leads to | Barstow; external prosperity |
at the end the hero reconciles themselves with the gods | Bowra |
Oedipus is not the ideal man (he doesn't have a clear vision) | Barstow |
Oedipus carries out the prophecy/his fate | Bowra |
Oedipus reconciles with the gods by gouging out his eyes | Bowra |