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The Flies
Jean-Paul Sartre
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I
Act I (cont.)
Act II, Scene One
Act II, Scene One (cont.)
Act II, Scene Two
Act III
Characters
Character List
Orestes
Jupiter
Electra
Aegistheus
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Summary
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Act 1
Act 1 (cont.)
Act 2, Scene One
Act 2, Scene One (cont.)
Act 2, Scene Two
Act 3
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Context Quiz
Context Quiz
1
of 5
What subject did Sartre study and teach for most of his life?
English
French
Drama
Philosophy
2
of 5
In which of the following ways did Sartre’s writing change after the 1938 publication of his first novel, Nausea?
Beliefs in human consciousness
Beliefs in freedom and action
Infusion of philosophical thought
Infusion of stylistic influence
3
of 5
The Flies is a modern adaptation of a text written by which author?
Shakespeare
Dante
Aeschylus
Sophocles
4
of 5
What was the name of the French opposition movement of which Sartre was a member?
Resistance
Liberte
Action
Egalite
5
of 5
From 1943 forward, what philosophical idea takes center stage in Sartre’s work?
Despair
Absence of meaning
Alienation
Human freedom
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CHARACTERS
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CHARACTERS
Orestes: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
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MAIN IDEAS
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