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Greek Tragedies
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Ajax
Playwright: Sophocles; Key Themes: The consequences of pride, the glory and folly of war, the nature of heroism
The Eumenides
Playwright: Aeschylus; Key Themes: Justice and the origins of law, the resolution of blood guilt, the evolution of social order
Electra
Playwright: Sophocles; Key Themes: Vengeance, the persistence of grief, the importance of family bonds
Orestes
Playwright: Euripides; Key Themes: The aftermath of murder, the law and morality, the corruption of power
Oedipus Rex
Playwright: Sophocles; Key Themes: Fate vs. free will, blindness and sight, the quest for knowledge and truth
Philoctetes
Playwright: Sophocles; Key Themes: The ethics of war, the pain of abandonment, the clash between public duty and personal loyalty
Antigone
Playwright: Sophocles; Key Themes: Individual vs. state, conflict of moral laws, divine law vs. human law
Hippolytus
Playwright: Euripides; Key Themes: The dangers of passion, the conflict between reason and emotion, the consequences of deceit
The Libation Bearers
Playwright: Aeschylus; Key Themes: Revenge and matricide, the intervention of the gods, the importance of ritual
The Trojan Women
Playwright: Euripides; Key Themes: The suffering of the conquered, the savagery of war, the strength and endurance of women
The Bacchae
Playwright: Euripides; Key Themes: Reason vs. instinct, punishment of the impious, duality of human nature
Agamemnon
Playwright: Aeschylus; Key Themes: Power and the fate of kings, the consequences of war, gender and power dynamics
Prometheus Bound
Playwright: Attributed to Aeschylus; Key Themes: Resistance to tyranny, the plight of the unjustly punished, knowledge and power
Medea
Playwright: Euripides; Key Themes: Revenge, gender roles, cunning over strength
The Persians
Playwright: Aeschylus; Key Themes: The hubris of empire, the pain of defeat, the human cost of war
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