Written at the very end of Sophocles’ long life, this play serves as a quiet, spiritual sequel to the chaos of Oedipus Rex .
Antigone’s brothers have killed each other in a civil war. King Creon decrees that one shall be buried with honors, while the other—the "traitor"—is to be left for the dogs. Antigone defies the state to follow the "unwritten laws" of the gods and bury her brother. Sophocles : four tragedies
The irony of human knowledge. Oedipus is a man of high intelligence and "sight," yet he is completely blind to his own identity. It asks a haunting question: Can we ever truly escape our origins? 2. Oedipus at Colonus Written at the very end of Sophocles’ long