Sophocles' Philoctetes begins with their arrival on the island. Odysseus explains to Neoptolemus that he must perform a shameful action in order to garner future glory - to take...
Antigone, daughter of Jocasta and Oedipus, faces great challenges when she must arrange a formal burial for her brother, Polynices. This rendition of Antigone by Sophocles is of...
Oedipus Rex & Antigone: two of the most famous plays by Sophocles. Both are a part of the same trilogy, and they are arguably the most important parts of the trilogy. To true...
Ajax is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than to him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him. Before he can enact his extraordinary...
The story begins with Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, relating the story of her early life and her plight adjusting to married life. She is now distraught over her husband's...
Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC.Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians (Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides) whose plays have...
'E curioso que uma virgem, que lamenta morrer sem marido e sem filhos, revele total indiferenca pelo noivo Hemon. Essa indiferenca surpreende ainda mais se lembrarmos que...
Edipo em Colono, que a editora Perspectiva traz ao publico de lingua portuguesa, com introducao e primorosa traducao de Trajano Vieira, e a ultima tragedia de Sofocles. Escrita no...
Sófocles - en griego antiguo, Sophoklés - (496 a. C.- Atenas, 406 a. C.) fue un poeta trágico griego. Autor de obras como Antígona y Edipo rey, se sitúa, junto con Esquilo...