|
Delahoyde & Hughes
Orpheus
SOPHOCLES
|
 |
Sophocles (496-406 bce) saw in his lifetime most of the glory days of
Athenian society and its wane. His plays resemble those of Aeschylus in
their ethical and religious attitudes, but they disturbingly start to
examine and even question these values, without actually undermining
them. He generally offers tightly plotted dramas with characters in
bitter conflict. He also shows the dignity of human beings in the face of
superior divine forces during crises.
We have 7 of his 123 plays.