Question

In the essay, “The Walls of Thebes,” what is the significance of the title of this essay? How is the title related to the central theme or argument present in the essay?

Answer 1

In the eassy "The Walls of Thebes,"the signeficance of the title of the eassy will be discussed ,first of all i try my best to understand you guy the actual reality of this eassy .The King, Sophocles tells the tale of a man from a foreign land that champions his way to the throne of the city Thebes. As the play progresses, the audience learns that this foreign man named Oedipus is actually a native. .

The essay is reflective of Greek politics and society as well as how these are intertwined with religion and the gods. The eassy explores the importance of being a member of society and the contrast between life within the city walls and outside of them. .

The significance of The Walls of Thebes is some twenty-five hundred years later Bertolt Brecht, a refugee in Denmark, wrote a poem which began, Wer baute das siebentorige Theben? Who built seven-gated Thebes? In the books stand and recorded the names of Kings. The Kings haul the broken rock. It was of course the working class that built Thebes.