Sophocle

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Sophocle : Ajax

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Sophocle searches the silences and ambiguities of the homeric text to construct the portrait of a man who is a victim of the gods, but also of himself and of a world where he no longer has his place, that of the classical city: in his rage for having been frustrated with Achilles' weapons for the benefit of Ulysses, Ajax decides to massacre the leaders The Greeks whom he accuses of deception, but the madness sent by…

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Sophocle : Antigone

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"O unhappy child of an unhappy father! The quiet and proud forehead, though your heart shivers, Are you under the blow of rigorous edict? Have you braved anyone who never forgives?" Antigone must die. She knew it. By choosing to offer a burial to her brother, it is a rope that she slipped around her neck. But the daughter of Oedipus has decided to obey the law of the gods, not that of men. Not even Hemon, her lover,…

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Sophocle : Electra

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Agamemnon, the king of Mycenes, was murdered by his wife Clytemnestre and her lover Egisthe, who now both reign over the city. Electre, daughter of Agamemno, has known since a miserable existence at the palace of Mycenas. She fervently hopes for the return of her brother Oreste to avenge the murder of their father. A tragedy where revenge is the key to restoring justice.

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Sophocle : Philoctetes

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Philoctete, having crossed the enclosure of a sacred fence, was struck by a purulent wound which, from now on, made him scream and disturb the sacrifices; after which he was abandoned by his comrades of arms on a deserted island where he has been languishing for many years. But now he is required by the oracle to conquer Troy with Neoptolem, the son of Achilles. Will he forgive him unforgivable in exchange for the …

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Sophocle : Oedipus Rex

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The gods had predicted the fate of Oedipus: he would kill his father and marry his mother. A tragic tale of irony: it is by trying to escape this terrible prediction that the most famous of Sophocle's heroes precipitates his realization... Between knowledge and ignorance, between power and weakness, between light and shadow, OEdipe is the figure of the man who is struggling with his destiny. To whom the oracle of De…

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