It is interesting reading Electra where the subject matter was also treated by Aeschylus and Euripides. I haven't read Euripides treatment, but I think I preferred Aeschylus treatment, because his way of writing is so overwrought and it suits the subject matter better. None the less Sophocles trea...
This is probably not my favourite Sophoclean play, but then again after reading the [book:Ajax] and discovering that Ajax demonstrates the classic symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), it is very hard to then jump into another play that pretty much has nothing to do with combat trauma. ...
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