In Agamemnon and Antigone, Aeschylus and Sophocles, the renowned Greek tragedians, depict the human vulnerability to love, pride, and power. Under unusual circumstances, they examine the basic human characterizations and its moral compass. In these plays, tragedies occur. As a result, innocents may suffer, but only during such critical times the authenticity of the human morality can be truly tested. Aeschylus and Sophocles prove that in tragedies, human morality can be simply lost…
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