Aias: Honor in life and death – 2024-07-25 18:13:55
Sophocles’ tragedy Aias, written between 450 and 440 BC, deals with the psychological turmoil and eventual downfall of the eponymous hero, Hades the Great. The play, the earliest of Sophocles’ surviving works, is an exploration of the themes of honor, pride, and the consequences of hubris in the context of the Trojan War epic. Aias, … Read more