Characteristics+of+Sophocles'+Plays


 * Characteristics of Sophocles' Plays **
 * emphasis on individual characters
 * reduced role of chorus
 * complex characters, psychologically well-motivated
 * characters subjected to crisis leading to suffering and self-recognition - including a higher law above man
 * exposition carefully motivated
 * scenes suspensefully climactic
 * action clear and logical
 * poetry clear and beautiful
 * few elaborate visual effects
 * theme emphasized: the choices of people