If you’re looking to understand why we’re still talking about these stories 2,500 years later, 1. Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King)
While it’s often grouped with the "Theban plays," Antigone focuses on the next generation—Oedipus' daughter. Sophocles : four tragedies
The cost of vengeance. Sophocles focuses less on the bloodbath and more on the emotional toll that "waiting for justice" takes on the human heart. Electra is a woman consumed by a single, righteous, but devastating purpose. Why Sophocles Matters Today If you’re looking to understand why we’re still