Three tragedies recount the downfall of Oedipus, his death in exile, and the actions by his daughter Antigone following his death.
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Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of Greek theater. Today, nearly 2,500 years after Sophocles wrote, scholars and audiences still consider it one of the most powerful dramatic works...
Sophocles' play, with added prologue and epilogue set in modern times, is extended into the present and points out that the motives of the ancient tragedy still exist today.
When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accepts this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say 'No'. Forging ahead with a funeral alone, she place personal allegiance before po...
"In Hedda Gabler, a moving exploration of female oppression, a recently married Hedda navigates her new identity as a wife and the intense constraints put on her by society. She prefers pistols to cooking and cares not for raising a family. As Hedda fights against the pressures o...
Contains the complete texts of Sophocles' Theban trilogy about a noble family's fall from wealth and power by pride, incest, suicide, and murder.