One of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. Best known for Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. The first playwright to add a third character.
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Is there a canonical ending to the story of Antigone?
As I understand it, it was common practice for a playwright to retell a well-known story with the details changed to suit the playwright's needs. A tidy way to avoid a lot of tedious exposition.
In Antigone, this leads to some significantly…
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Name of Electra's brother
In Sophocles' Electra, it is revealed at the end that one of the guards there is Electra's long lost brother. What is the name of this guard? I have looked for it online, and in the book he is referred to by his title.
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