When Bad Things Happen to Good People (1615 words, 5 pages)
The true Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles (496-406 B.C.), adheres to Aristotles (384-322 B.C.) definition of a tragedy. The first criterion of a Greek tragedy is that the protagonist be a good person doubly blessed with a good heart and noble intention. Sophocles reveals immediately at the ...
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