Comparing Sophocles Antigone And Oedipus The King

Assignment: Philosopher Name: Nyambura Kimani
Name: Sophocles
Location: Greece
Dates of Life:
Born: Hippeios Colonus, Athens, Greece
Died: 406 BC, Classical Athens Sophocles served as a general in the siege of Samos, in 440 B.C. It was on an island that challenged the authority of Athens. It is possible that he had served another term as a general in 426 B.C. or 415 B.C. He later took part in a commission to investigate the Athenian military defeat in 413 B.C. located in Sicily in 413 B.C. Sophocles made negotiations with Athenian allies during the crucial Peloponnesian War. Sophocles music teacher was a famous composer named Lamprus. It is said that because of Lamprus' beauty and talent, Sophocles was selected to lead a male chorus at the celebration of the Greek victory. This victory was a battle over the Persians at Salamis. Many of
Sophocles influenced the development of drama. His most famous plays are Antigone and Oedipus Rex. He lived during the Classical Period (500 to 400 B.C.). During this time Greece was transitioning, when political and cultural events were shaping and changing Athenian culture. By Sophocles being a dramatists, he played an important part in this creation of a civilization. It included going back to ancient traditions and some of the first poetry of Greece, written by Homer. The earliest Greek literature was poetry. Some of the well-known and famous philosophers during ancient Greece were Plato and Socrates, among others. Sophocles’ work consisted of Greek theatre, and provided insight into a lot of social and political aspects of ancient Greece. This includes Greek religion, culture, and traditions. His modernization in theatre later contributed to basics for future western dramatic performance. Sophocles' plays are still being performed today, all around the