If you’re looking to understand why we’re still talking about these stories 2,500 years later, 1. Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King)
While it’s often grouped with the "Theban plays," Antigone focuses on the next generation—Oedipus' daughter. Sophocles : four tragedies
Sophocles didn’t just write plays; he mapped the blueprint of the human psyche. Of the 120-plus plays he penned for the Athenian festivals, only seven survived in full. Among them, a core quartet—, Oedipus at Colonus , Antigone , and Electra —stands as a monumental exploration of justice, family, and the crushing weight of destiny. If you’re looking to understand why we’re still