Sophocles' Ajax

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:film
gptkb:opera
modern stage productions
gptkbp:author Sophocles
gptkbp:dateWritten circa 5th century BCE
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Athens
unknown, but before 441 BCE
gptkbp:genre tragedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sophocles' Ajax
gptkbp:influenced Western literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Ajax
gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkb:Athena
gptkb:Menelaus
gptkb:Odysseus
gptkb:Teucer
gptkb:Tecmessa
gptkbp:partOf Sophocles' extant plays
gptkbp:plotSummary Ajax, dishonored after the armor of Achilles is awarded to Odysseus, descends into madness and ultimately commits suicide.
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Homer's_Iliad
gptkb:Euripides'_The_Madness_of_Heracles
Aeschylus' plays
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Troy
gptkbp:survivingWorks several ancient manuscripts
gptkbp:theme fate
heroism
honor
madness
suicide
divine intervention
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
many other languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Trojan_War
gptkb:Teucer
gptkb:Ajax_the_Great
gptkb:The_Theater_of_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6