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C HA L L E N G E : Though Sophocles wrote well over 100 plays,
1 Where and when was Sophocles born?
2 How long did Sophocles live?
3 Other than a dramatist, what occupation did Sophocles hold?
http://www.watson.org/%7Eleigh/drama.html#sophocles
Rivendell’s Drama Page - Sophocles
Ancient Greek dramatists like Sophocles had
an enormous influence on the literature and
plays we read today. Greek tragedies are
especially captivating once you understand the
language. Learn more about Sophocles and
Greek dramas by visiting this site:
LANGUAGE ARTS
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Politician
90 years
Athens, Greece, in 496 B.C.
LANGUAGE ARTS
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C HA L L E N G E : Ajax, Antigone,
The Women of Trachis, Oedipus
the King, Electra, Philoctetes,
and Oedipus at Colonus
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