Emotion in the Ancient Greek World
Prepare Journal Entry about (Philoctetes by Sophocles): Empathy and Compassion
Use the following questions to guide your journal entry.
Citations: remember to provide book and section numbers to specific examples you reference. This looks like: (Longus, Daphnis and Chloe 2.27-28)
(Philoctetes by Sophocles)
How do you define empathy and compassion? Are either (or both) expressed in the play? In what ways?
How does isolation contribute to ideas of empathy and compassion in the play?
Prepare a journal entry about (Philoctetes by Sophocles): Empathy and Compassion.