A Review of Sophocles Greek Tragedy Antigone

In 441 B.C. a well known playwright by the name Sophocles wrote the Greek tragedy entitled Antigone. Sophocles was an undisputed master in writing the Greek tragedy; in fact, he has six others that survived and are studied today. Even though only seven remain today, Sophocles was believed to write over 100 plays in all. Sophocles can be counted as a factor to what made the Golden Age of Greece, the time period that Sophocles and other Greek playwrights authored in, just so magnificent. Judging by the remaining seven plays, including Antigone, Sophocles titled his plays by either the main character, or by a pivotal character in the story. Antigone, as a title, has no importance other than establishing the character in which the entire play is based on. In that matter, the title can be regarded to as significant, however not very creative. (Wilson and Goldfarb 12)