Who was Sophocles?
Q: Who was Sophocles?
A: Sophocles was an Ancient Greek writer who wrote over 100 plays.
Q: How many of Sophocles' tragedies have survived complete?
A: Only seven of Sophocles' tragedies have survived complete.
Q: Who were the three greatest Ancient Greek writers of tragedies?
A: The three greatest Ancient Greek writers of tragedies were Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides.
Q: What are the most famous tragedies written by Sophocles?
A: The most famous tragedies written by Sophocles are those about Oedipus and Antigone, which are often called the Theban plays.
Q: What is a tetralogy?
A: A tetralogy is a set of four plays.
Q: How many plays were in each tetralogy written by Sophocles?
A: Each tetralogy written by Sophocles consisted of four plays.
Q: Who are the other members of the tetralogies written by Sophocles, and what happened to them?
A: The other members of the tetralogies written by Sophocles are now lost.
