A review by leoreadssmut
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus by Bernard Knox, Robert Fagles, Sophocles

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A fine group of plays small yet pack a punch. Wish my copy of the plays where in the right order by putting Antigone last. Oedipus is more complex than what pop culture turn it into. 
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