Classics
The Theban Plays: King Oedipus; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone (Penguin Classics)
1950·176 pages
Three Greek tragedies of fate, duty, and downfall in the cursed royal house of Thebes.
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Three Greek tragedies of fate, duty, and downfall in the cursed royal house of Thebes.
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The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle aginst fate. KING OEDIPUS tells of a man who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he doesn't realise he has committed, and then inflicts a brutal punishment on himself. It is a devastating portrayl of a ruler brought down by his own oath. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while ANTIGONE depicts the fall of the next gene...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Unwitting incestuous marriage is central; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Self-blinding with blood imagery; deaths in battle; live entombment
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Greek gods, oracles, and sacred burial rites drive central conflicts
Magic & witchcraft
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Prophecies and the Sphinx; mythic elements, not fantasy magic
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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State authority versus conscience; tyranny and civil disobedience
Self-harm / suicide
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Multiple suicides; Oedipus blinds himself; hanging and stabbing
Abuse & suffering
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Infant exposure; incest trauma; live burial as punishment
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