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The Theban Plays (Classics)

By: Sophocles
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 0140440038
ISBN-13: 9780140440034
Released: 29 Aug 1985
RRP: £0.30
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Excellent and poetic - By: , 30 Jan 2002
Each section is well translated using poetic language that is inspirational to performers. Every word encapsulates the reader & alllows them to follow the plot with ease.
Antigone is the best of the three as it is the struggle of a woman to overcome the strength of a king who feels that his ruling is more powerful than the Gods'. It is emotive & forces empathy to seep into the audience.
Overalll it is excellent.
The chorus expresses the story & shows the audience the fate of man. The choric interludes are poetic & beautiful on their own but add meanig to the plays.