The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus

The Theban Plays #1–3

Sophocles with E.F. Watling (Translator)

176 pages • first pub -450 (editions) user-added

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These three plays by Sophocles (496-496 B.C.), so they are all day, just on the legend of the royal house of Thebes, were written at different periods and dramatize different themes. Antigone is the tragedy of a woman ruled by conscience, and over...

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Moods

dark 79%
emotional 50%
reflective 43%
sad 42%
tense 41%
challenging 37%
adventurous 16%
mysterious 9%
funny 4%
informative 4%

Pace

medium 41%
fast 40%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 42% | Character: 32% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 34% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%

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