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Sophocles

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1. Sophocles - Noun

2. Sophocles - Proper noun

Meaning

one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)

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If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles. Sophocles

Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice... and I think that is something we have to remember. Alexis Tsipras

Sophocles said he drew men as they ought to be, and Euripides as they were. Aristotle

All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained. John Banville

The history of screenwriting - of what we do - is more than 100 years old. It's thousands of years old, going back to Sophocles and Euripedes. I believe the only - the only - separation for being a dramatist is reading drama. John Logan

The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards. Lynne Truss

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