Question

Which playwright is known for criticizing political and social norms in his plays? Sophocles Aeschylus Euripides Thespis

Answer 1

C). Euripides.

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the question, Euripides is for critiquing the social and political standards of the time. He brought forward the social issues like the evacuation of women to lower status or worth. He challenged the social conventions of treating women as the weaker sex and contradicted this belief by portraying strong female characters and feeble male characters. His realism mirrored the multi-faceted reality of society that added a feather to his cap of social criticism by challenging the political system of the time(which advocated supremacy of men). Thus, option C 'Euripides' would be regarded as the playwright who critiqued the social and political norms of the society through his plays.

Answer 2

The playwright who is known for criticizing political and social norms in his plays is Euripides.