64 pages • first pub -441 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486278049
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 12 October 1993
Description
In his long life, Sophocles (born ca. 496 B.C., died after 413) wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls th...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,894 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
sad 47%
reflective 44%
tense 35%
challenging 29%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
mysterious 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 32% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, GriefModerate
Sexism, Misogyny, Death of parentMinor
Incest, War
64 pages • first pub -441 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486278049
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 12 October 1993
Description
In his long life, Sophocles (born ca. 496 B.C., died after 413) wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls th...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,894 reviews
Moods
emotional 48%
sad 47%
reflective 44%
tense 35%
challenging 29%
adventurous 8%
informative 8%
mysterious 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 29%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 32% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, GriefModerate
Sexism, Misogyny, Death of parentMinor
Incest, War