A distinctive theme in Sophocles' plays, such as Oedipus Rex and Antigone, is
a. the need to adhere to traditional religious values.
b. the tragedy of adhering to laudable virtues, which in excess or in some circumstances inevitably lead to disaster.
c. humanitarianism.
d. condemnation of war.
e. the comedy of everyday life.
b
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