Where does the action of the play Philoctetes take place?

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The question asks: 'Where does the action of the play Philoctetes take place?'

First, I note that the provided answer options are not present in the data. Without a list of choices to evaluate, I can still analyze the core factual point the question targets.

Philoctetes, a tragedy attributed to Sophocles (with later adaptations and performances by others), is set primarily on the island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea. The plot centers on the arrival of Odysseus and Neoptolemus to Lemnos to retrieve Philoctetes, who is marooned there due to a deadly wound and a prophecy about the Bow, and the interactions that follow on that island.

Why this matters: understanding the setting helps distinguish the play from others that might occur in different locations. If one were given options such as Athens, Thebes, Argos, or Lemnos, the correct choice would be Lemnos based on the canonical setting of the drama.

If the question had included distractors, we would evaluate each based on whether it correctly situates the action within the narrative timeline and geography. For example, settings like Athens or Thebes would be incorrect because they are not the primary stage for Philoctetes’ action; Lemnos is specific in directing the characters’ confrontation and moral debate on a remote island rather than in a city-situated location.

In sum, the central setting of Philoctetes is Lemnos, which is why this would be identified as the correct answer in a fuller multiple-choice list. The absence of explicit answer options here leaves the exact mapping incomplete, but the intrinsic fact remains that Lemnos is the correct setting for the play's action.

COM LIT 60A LEC A: WOR... Reading Comprehension Quiz #6 on Sophocles, Philoctetes

Where does the action of the play Philoctetes take place?

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