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Which ancient playwright is mentioned in Dover Beach?

AEuripides

BSophocles

CShakespeare

DThucydides

Answer:

B. Sophocles

Read Explanation:

Arnold alludes to Sophocles, suggesting that he too heard the “eternal note of sadness” in the Aegean Sea, linking ancient and modern human suffering.


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