Reviews - The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

549 reviews for:

The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

Sophocles

3.86 AVERAGE

charlee_12's review against another edition

3.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kaye63753's review against another edition

2.75

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

super_jane19's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

travelinglibrary's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

ashalucienne's review against another edition

3.75

ehhh wasn’t epic enough for me…definitely a funny story but didn’t feel tragic. lectures about it were amazing though
read for COM LIT 20C

limeywesty's review against another edition

2.0

I admire the gutsy female characters of Sophocle's Oedipus Trilogy, considering the original context especially. However, Greek plays belong on the stage, and the two star rating is purely enjoyment of reading based, not my perception of the plays in all their manifestations.